Tag: green revolution in india

• The green revolution takes place when there is a huge production in the agricultural output of India, especially for wheat and rice.

Answer is option C i.e. "Vit A"
Golden rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) produced through genetic engineering to bio-synthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice.

• Norman E. Borlaug developed successive generations of wheat crops with qualities such as disease resistance, better adaptations to grow in areas with temperature variations and high yielding capacity. 
• These new wheat varieties along with improved crop management techniques revolutionized agricultural production in Mexico during the 1940s and 1950s. 
• It also influenced agricultural practices in Asia and Latin America leading to the Green Revolution.

Answer is option C i.e. "Agriculture depends on non-renewable resource"
Green Revolution technologies and concepts requires non-renewable resources to generate results. People must use agricultural machinery to maintain their fields to achieve higher yields. Agricultural production by green revolution is highly dependent on non-renewable resources. Agricultural machinery and transport, as well as the production of pesticides and nitrates all depend on fossil fuel.

Dr. Norman Borlaug, a geneticist, plant pathologist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner in Mexico, discovered a method to increase wheat yields in the mid-1940s.

The development of several high yields varieties of wheat and rice in 1960 increased yields per unit area. This phase is often called the Green Revolution. However, for farms in the developing world, agrochemicals are often too expensive, and a further increase in yield with existing varieties are not possible using conventional breeding. Thus, it has not fully succeeded in making India totally self-sufficient in food with only some parts showing impressive results.

The 'green revolution' refers to a series of research, and development, and technology transfer initiatives, occurring between the 1940s and the late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide, particularly in the developing world, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.
Green revolution in India began in the 1960s, through the introduction of high-yield crop varieties and application of modern agricultural techniques, and led to an increase in food production in India.