Agricultural Revolution in India

Agricultural Revolution in India

Revolution means a complete change in methods, opinions, etc., often as a result of progress. Agriculture, being the primary keystone of human existence, has played an important role in global economic development.

The agricultural revolution is the name given to a number of cultural transformations that initially allowed humans to change from a hunting and gathering subsistence to one of agriculture and animal domestications.

Advances in biosciences took a great part in revolutionary changes. There are several agricultural revolutions took place in India as a result of discoveries, inventions, or the implementation of new technologies and changed the production scenario as well.

List of Agricultural Revolution

Revolution

 Product & Objective

Year

Father of Revolution

Evergreen Revolution

Overall development of Agriculture

2017-2022

M.S. Swaminathan

Green Revolution

Food Grains (Rice & Wheat)

1966-67

M.S. Swaminathan

Round Revolution

Potato

1965-2005

-

Grey Revolution

Fertilisers

1960-1970

M.S. Swaminathan

Pink Revolution

Onion Production/Prawn production/Pharmaceuticals

1970

Durgesh Patel

White Revolution (or Operation Flood)

Milk Production

1970-1996

Verghese Kurien

Blue Revolution

Fish Production 

1973-2022

Dr. Arun Krishnan

Red Revolution

Meat/Tomato Production

1980s

Vishal Tiwari

Yellow Revolution

Oilseed Production (Mustard & Sunflower mainly)

1986-1990

Sam Pitroda

Brown Revolution

Leather/ Cocoa Production

-

Hiralal Chaudhari

Golden Fibre Revolution

Jute Production

1990s

-

Golden Revolution

Fruits/Honey/Horticulture Production

1991-2003

Nirpakh Tutaj

Silver Revolution

Egg/ Poultry Production

2000s

Indira Gandhi

Silver Fibre Revolution

Cotton

2000s

-

Protein Revolution

Agriculture, Higher Production through Technology.

2014-2020

Narendra Modi

Black Revolution

Petroleum Production. Managing environmental impacts.

-

-

See also…
IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL DAY IN AGRICULTURE
MEASURING INSTRUMENT USED IN AGRICULTURE

 

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