<P> The Green Revolution in India refers to a period of time when agriculture in India changed to a non-sustainable , industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology such as high yielding variety ( HYV ) seeds , tractors , pump sets , etc. , that have contributed to a massive systemic problem in the country affecting people 's health , small farmers sustainability , soil erosion and earth degradation . The key leadership role played by the Indian agricultural scientist Vehla Swaminathan Banda together with many others including GS Kalkat , earned him the popularly used title ' Father of Green Revolution of India ' . The Green Revolution allowed developing countries , like India , to try to overcome poor agricultural productivity . Within India , this started in the early 1960s and led to an increase in food grain production , especially in Punjab , Haryana and Uttar Pradesh during the early phase . The main development was higher - yielding varieties of wheat , for developing rust resistant strains of wheat . Dr. Vandana Shiva , Physicist at the University of Punjab , and completed her Ph. D. on the ' Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory ' from the University of Western Ontario ( also considered by Forbes Magazine 2010 as one of the Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe ) afirms that Green Revolution did not save India from famine , as the proponents of Industrial Agriculture and GMO technology would argue , in fact the Green Revolution reduced India 's production . Besides , more than 300,000 farmers have committed suicide in India since 1995 , when the rules of globalisation of agriculture by the WTO ( World Trade Organization ) were implemented , transforming food into a commodity , agriculture into corporate business , and shifting control over seeds and food from farmers to giant multinational corporations . </P>
<P> The Green Revolution in India refers to a period of time when agriculture in India changed to a non-sustainable , industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology such as high yielding variety ( HYV ) seeds , tractors , pump sets , etc. , that have contributed to a massive systemic problem in the country affecting people 's health , small farmers sustainability , soil erosion and earth degradation . The key leadership role played by the Indian agricultural scientist Vehla Swaminathan Banda together with many others including GS Kalkat , earned him the popularly used title ' Father of Green Revolution of India ' . The Green Revolution allowed developing countries , like India , to try to overcome poor agricultural productivity . Within India , this started in the early 1960s and led to an increase in food grain production , especially in Punjab , Haryana and Uttar Pradesh during the early phase . The main development was higher - yielding varieties of wheat , for developing rust resistant strains of wheat . Dr. Vandana Shiva , Physicist at the University of Punjab , and completed her Ph. D. on the ' Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory ' from the University of Western Ontario ( also considered by Forbes Magazine 2010 as one of the Seven Most Powerful Women on the Globe ) afirms that Green Revolution did not save India from famine , as the proponents of Industrial Agriculture and GMO technology would argue , in fact the Green Revolution reduced India 's production . Besides , more than 300,000 farmers have committed suicide in India since 1995 , when the rules of globalisation of agriculture by the WTO ( World Trade Organization ) were implemented , transforming food into a commodity , agriculture into corporate business , and shifting control over seeds and food from farmers to giant multinational corporations . </P>
green revolution in india was first introduced in
green revolution in india was first introduced in
the early 1960s
the early 1960s