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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.
Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice, procured by the government through the ______.
What are the effects of Green Revolution?
______ is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice, procured by the government through the FCI.
Write the role of Consumer Cooperatives in Food Security.
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It has been proposed to open new fair price shops so that, no cardholder walks more than ______ km.
Write about the National Food Security Act in Tamil Nadu.
What does availability of food depend upon?
Explain the role of consumer cooperation in food security of India.
