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Conclusion

Overall, the Green Revolution was a major achievement for many developing countries, specially India and gave them an unprecedented level of national food security.

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Negative Impacts of Green Revolution
1. Non-Food Grains Left Out
2. Limited Coverage of HYVP
3. Regional Disparities
4. Excessive Usage of Chemicals
5. Water Consumption
6. Impacts on Soil and Crop Production

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Positive Impacts of Green Revolution

1. Tremendous Increase in Crop Produce
2. Reduced Import of Food-Grains
3. Benefits to the Farmers
4. Industrial Growth
5. Rural Employment

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4. 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

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3. The green revolution in India refers to a period when Indian Agriculture was converted into an industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology such as the use of HYV seeds, tractors, irrigation facilities, pesticides and fertilizers.

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2. Even after independence in 1947, until 1967 the government largely concentrated on expanding the farming areas.But the population was growing at a much faster rate than food production.
3. But the population was growing at a much faster rate than food production

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Background of Green Revolution in India

1. In 1943, India suffered from the world’s worst recorded food crisis; the Bengal Famine, which led to the death of approximately 4 million people in eastern India due to hunger.

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Features of Green Revolution in India

1. High-Yield Variety (HYV) Seeds
2. Improved Irrigation Methods
3. Mechanization of Farming
4. Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides
5. Double Cropping
6. Expanding Cultivable Land

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In India, the Green Revolution was mainly led by M.S. Swaminathan known as the Father of Green Revolution in India.

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It began after high yielding wheat was first introduced in India in 1963 by American agronomist Dr. Norman E Borlaug who is known as the Father of Green Revolution.
It led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in developing High Yielding Varieties of wheat.

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Green revolution in India began in 1966-67 through the introduction of high yield crop varieties and application of modern agricultural technique and led to an increase in food production in India.