Green Revolution is a revolution with farmers using modern methods for higher yields and achieving self-sufficiency in the production of wheat and rice. It includes use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, etc. for producing best results. Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh were the first to try it in the late 1960s.
Factors responsible for Green Revolution are:
(i) Increase in yield: HYV seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of grains on a single plant. As a result, the same piece of land produces for larger quantities of food grains.
(ii) Use of modern technology: Use of modern technology like tractors, harvesters, tube wells, etc. have made the implementation of green revolution possible in the environment.
(iii) Use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides: Unlike traditional fertilisers and manures, use of chemical fertilisers has increased as a requirement with HYV seeds which improves the quality and quantity of the produce.
