Question

Write a short note on green revolution.

Answer 1

Began in the late 1960s, the green revolution was a period when the agriculture production expanded drastically, all over the world, as a result of new technology. In India, the Green Revolution applies to a period when Indian agriculture was transformed into an industrialized arrangement due to the selection of advanced techniques and technology such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, pesticides, irrigation facilities, tractors, and manure. The advantages of this revolution can be seen in the fact that it substantially increased the food production of wheat and rice and increased employment in the primary sector.  

Answer 2

Short note on Green Revolution:

The use of high yield seeds has resulted in a substantial increase in agricultural products that has helped our country to become self - sufficient in terms of the availability of food items.  

The Green Revolution has helped to increase all farmers financial status by the production of craft through the use of HYV seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and improved and implementation of modern cultivation techniques.

But there are some drawbacks in the Green Revolution, it required a lot of water for farming it leads to decreases the ground water levels, which shows unequal benefits derived from farmers from different regions of our country. And using higher quantity of pesticides for better productivity also leads to the soil contamination.