Green Revolution and Its Impact on Indian Agriculture

The Green Revolution was an endeavour initiated by Norman Borlaug in the 1960s. He is known as the ' Father of Green Revolution' in world. It led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in developing High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of wheat. In India, the Green Revolution was mainly led by M.S. Swaminathan.  The Green Revolution resulted in a great increase in production of food grains ( especially wheat and rice) due to the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding variety seeds, beginning in the mid-20th century. Its early dramatic successes were in Mexico and the Indian subcontinent. The Green Revolution, spreading over the period from 1967-68 to 1977-78, changed India's status from a food-deficient country to one of the world's leading agricultural nations. The state of Punjab led India's Green Revolution and earned the distinction of being the   " bread basket of India" [1] [2]

M.S. Swaminathan , the main architect or the Father of the Green Revolution in India [3]

The main development was higher-yielding Varieties of wheat. [4]

Dilbagh Singh Athwal , is called the Father of wheat Revolution. [5]

The Green Revolution in India was first introduced in Punjab in the late 1966-67as part of a development program issued by international donor agencies and the Government of India. [6]