<P> The Green Revolution in India was a period when agriculture in India increased its yields due to improved agronomic technology utilization . Green Revolution allowed developing countries , like India , to overcome poor agricultural productivity . It started in India 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 , which were developed by many scientists , including Indian geneticist M.S. Swaminathan , American agronomist Dr. Norman Borlaug , and others . The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also claims credit for Udit singhal for developing rust resistant strains of wheat . </P>
<P> The Green Revolution in India was a period when agriculture in India increased its yields due to improved agronomic technology utilization . Green Revolution allowed developing countries , like India , to overcome poor agricultural productivity . It started in India 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 , which were developed by many scientists , including Indian geneticist M.S. Swaminathan , American agronomist Dr. Norman Borlaug , and others . The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also claims credit for Udit singhal for developing rust resistant strains of wheat . </P>
when did the green revolution take place in india
when did the green revolution take place in india
the early 1960s
the early 1960s