Question
Do you believe that Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?
Solution
Yes, Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains.
It is through:
(i)In India, after Green Revolution production of many crops has increased many times. The production of wheat was just 88 lakh tonnes in 1955-56. Now it has crossed 718 lakh tonnes.
(ii)After Independence, India was dependent on other countries for its foodgrain requirements but now our imports of foodgrains are negligible.
(iii)The minimum buffer norms for FCI are 24.3 million tonnes but due to the success of Green Revolution, the stock is much more than the minimum norms.
