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Download Solution PDF_______ remained the mainstay of the Green Revolution for years in India.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is WheatKey Points
- The Green Revolution was an endeavour initiated by Norman Borlaug in the 1960s.
- He is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution' in world.'
- In India, the Green Revolution was mainly led by M.S. Swaminathan.
- The Green Revolution resulted in a great increase in the production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) due to the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding variety seeds, beginning in the mid-20th century.
- The Green Revolution in India is largely the Wheat Revolution as the wheat production increased by more than three times between 1967-68 and 2003-04, while the overall increase in the production of cereals was only two times.
Additional Information
- Important Crops in the Revolution:
- The main crops were Wheat, Rice, Jowar, Bajra and Maize.
- Non-food grains were excluded from the ambit of the new strategy.
- Wheat remained the mainstay of the Green Revolution for years.
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