An analytical study of agricultural productivity in India in pre and post Green revolution era

Abstract

“The green revolution has won a temporary success in man’s war against hunger and deprivation ; it has given man a breathing space,” –Dr. Norman E. Bolaug (NobelLecture, December 11, 1970)After haunted memories of Bengal Famine in 1943 , food security has become a paramount item for India’s policymakers. A nation which was frequently plagued by famines and chronic food shortage before green revolution today faces surplus. Green Revolution has made the Indian agriculture attractive and a way of life bybecoming commercial instead of subsistence. Modern agriculture in India is now dependent on engineering and technology and on the physical and biological sciences.From a food grain production around 51 million tons at the time of independence , we now have a spectacular progress of production of more than 257 million tons of food grain. India is now among the 15 leading exporters of agricultural production in the world.This paper is an attempt to evaluate critically and analytically the agricultural productivity in India in pre and post Green Revolution era. Like any other thing Green Revolution too is not free form detects.An attempt has also been made to highlight the failure and challengs of Green Revolution in India along with the suggestive measures.