The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India
Abstract The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger and poverty. Post-Green Revolution, the production of wheat and rice doubled due to initiatives of the government, but t...
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| description | Abstract The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger and poverty. Post-Green Revolution, the production of wheat and rice doubled due to initiatives of the government, but the production of other food crops such as indigenous rice varieties and millets declined. This led to the loss of distinct indigenous crops from cultivation and also caused extinction. This review deals with the impacts the Green Revolution had on the production of indigenous crops, its effects on society, environment, nutrition intake, and per capita availability of foods, and also the methods that can be implemented to revive the indigenous crops back into cultivation and carry the knowledge to the future generation forward. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d6cd2ace776469fb4235b95a869169e2022-12-22T00:41:47ZengBMCJournal of Ethnic Foods2352-61812019-10-016111010.1186/s42779-019-0011-9The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of IndiaAnn Raeboline Lincy Eliazer Nelson0Kavitha Ravichandran1Usha Antony2Centre for Food Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna UniversityCentre for Food Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna UniversityCentre for Food Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna UniversityAbstract The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger and poverty. Post-Green Revolution, the production of wheat and rice doubled due to initiatives of the government, but the production of other food crops such as indigenous rice varieties and millets declined. This led to the loss of distinct indigenous crops from cultivation and also caused extinction. This review deals with the impacts the Green Revolution had on the production of indigenous crops, its effects on society, environment, nutrition intake, and per capita availability of foods, and also the methods that can be implemented to revive the indigenous crops back into cultivation and carry the knowledge to the future generation forward.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-019-0011-9Green RevolutionIndiaFarmersIndigenous varietiesRiceMillets |
| spellingShingle | Ann Raeboline Lincy Eliazer Nelson Kavitha Ravichandran Usha Antony The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India Journal of Ethnic Foods Green Revolution India Farmers Indigenous varieties Rice Millets |
| title | The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India |
| title_full | The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India |
| title_short | The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India |
| title_sort | impact of the green revolution on indigenous crops of india |
| topic | Green Revolution India Farmers Indigenous varieties Rice Millets |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-019-0011-9 |
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