Green Revolution

India has an agriculture based economy, with agriculture accounting for 33% of India's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and employing more than 60% of the total population.

In the post-independence era, the crisis and challenge of supplying enough food to the increasing population with a limited suitable agricultural land was the real nerve-wrecker.

The development of many improved high yielding varieties of rice and wheat in the decade from 1960 to 1970 through the techniques of plant breeding helped the farming community to attain record agriculture production in our country.

This achievement was popularly called "Green Revolution".

The Green Revolution ensured unprecedented surge in the Indian economy and has provided numerous employment opportunities to improve the quality of life.

 Basic elements considered in green revolution were

- use of genetically improved varieties for cultivation,

- expansion of usable farmland,

- cultivation of double crops in the same farmland,

- optimum use of fertilizers