What is green revolution and its merits and demerits?
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The spread of green revolution technology enabled our economy to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains. Enormous increase in the production of food grains through the use of high yielding variety seeds for wheat and rice. ... Green revolution benefited the small as well as rich farmers.
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The Green Revolution was a period when the productivity of global agriculture increased drastically as a result of new advances. During this time period, new chemical fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides were created. The chemical fertilizers made it possible to supply crops with extra nutrients and, therefore, increase yield. The newly developed synthetic herbicides and pesticides controlled weeds, deterred or kill insects, and prevented diseases, which also resulted in higher productivity.
Merits:-
1. it help to increase in production
2. Increase in farmers income
3. living standard of farmer has changed
4. Increase in per hectare yield
5. Indian have become self dependent
Demerits:-
1. It is reduce the soil fertility due to regular due to regular use of chemical fertilizer
2. water level has reduced due to continouus use of water
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