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प्रश्न
Elucidate why the Green Revolution was born.
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उत्तर
- For a country’s overall development process food security of people is one of the key determining factors.
- After independence, even though India focused on Agriculture, industrialization was also given priority.
- But the problem of drought experienced in India forced her to be dependent on imports of food grains.
- Therefore India had to plead for food grains from richer countries at concessional rates.
- The United States of America extended assistance through its Public Law 480 to India. This situation was popularly known as ship-to-mouth existence.
- An American Organisation Ford Foundation formulated a plan to increase food production in the country by introducing High Yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
- When the results were very good in India, the idea of Green Revolution also born in India.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
______ of food is physical availability of food stocks in desired quantities, which is a function of domestic production, changes in stocks, and imports.
Which is correct?
- HYV–High Yielding Varieties
- MSP–Minimum Support Price
- PDS–Public Distribution System
- FCI–Food Corporation of India
______ extended assistance through its Public Law 480.
______ revolution was born in India paving way for self sufficiency in food grain production.
______ is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS.
______ play an important role in the supply of quality goods at responsible rates to common people.
Buffer stock scheme purpose is ______.
Write about the National Food Security Act in Tamil Nadu.
What does availability of food depend upon?
What is meant by buffer stock?
