4 Geography · 4.4.1 Agriculture

4.4.1.9 Green Revolution: components, impacts and the second Green Revolution

The Green Revolution of the mid-1960s used high-yielding seeds with fertiliser and irrigation to lift wheat and rice output, but it was regionally and socially uneven.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
  • 6 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • Green Revolution
  • HYV
  • Borlaug
  • Swaminathan
  • IADP
  • package technology
  • IR-8
  • second Green Revolution
  • BGREI
  • PKVY
  • NMSA
  • Bhoodan

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  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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