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The Green Revolution started between 1950 and 1984 (in India from 1960 to 1978) around the world, when scientists made crops that allowed more food to grow. This helped many countries grow more food and feed more people and the production of grains increased almost 160%.
In India M. S. Swaminathan, aka the Father of the Green Revolution for his contribution to Green Revolution.
Also, Norman Ernest Borlaug is the father of the world’s green revolution.
Green revolution is the revolution related to agriculture in which there is a dramatic increase in the crop production.In India, it was started in 1967 and lasted till 1978. It was started to make the country self – sufficient in food grains, to meet the raw materials need of industries and increase in exports.
Norman Borlaug is known as father of green revolution in the world but in India Dr.MS Swaminathan is known as father of green revolution. Green revolution which increased the agricultural production worldwide, particularly in the developing world , begin most markedly in the late 1960s.
Green revolution has increased the crop production rate in the whole world to fulfill the needs of increasing population. It also has a significant impact in Indian agriculture.The green revolution within India led to an increase in agricultural production, especially in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Main aspects of green revolution in India was use of HYV ( High Yielding Variety) seeds , use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and increase the facilities of irrigation in order to increase food production.
But it lasted till 1978 because it also has negative effects on the environment in the long term as use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture, irrigation ,etc leads to reduction in soil fertility, soil contamination , soil erosion,water shortages,etc.