Question

Elucidate why the Green Revolution was born.

Answer 1

1. For a country’s overall development process food security of people is one of the key determining factors.
2. After independence, even though India focused on Agriculture, industrialization was also given priority.
3. But the problem of drought experienced in India forced her to be dependent on imports of food grains.
4. Therefore India had to plead for food grains from richer countries at concessional rates.
5. The United States of America extended assistance through its Public Law 480 to India. This situation was popularly known as ship-to-mouth existence.
6. An American Organisation Ford Foundation formulated a plan to increase food production in the country by introducing High Yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
7. When the results were very good in India, the idea of Green Revolution also born in India.