Question

What is green revolution ?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, is the set of research technology transfer initiatives occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.[1] The initiatives resulted in the adoption of new technologies, including high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals, especially dwarf wheat and rice. It was associated with chemical fertilizers, agrochemicals, and controlled water-supply (usually involving irrigation) and newer methods of cultivation, including mechanization. All of these together were seen as a 'package of practices' to supersede 'traditional' technology and to be adopted as a whole.[2] The key elements of the revolution include:

1) Use of the latest technological and capital inputs,

2) adoption of modern scientific methods of farming,

3) use of high yielding varieties of seeds,

4) proper use of chemical fertilizers,

5) consolidation of land holdings.

Answer 2

1. The term Green Revolution refers to the renovation of agricultural practices beginning in Mexico in the 1940s.
2. The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production.
3. The word “Green Revolution” was coined by William S. Gaud of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 1968.
4. Swaminathan is regarded as the father of green revolution.
5. The Green Revolution refers to the development of high-yielding plant varieties.