Revolutions in Agriculture Notes

                                                            

Green Revolution

- Related to increase in food grain production

Father of Green revolution in world ...

-Dr. N.E. Borlaug

Father of Green revolution in India...

-Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

Father of Green revolution in Maharashtra...

-Vasantrao Naik

Central Agriculture minster at the time of Green revolution .......

- C. Subramanyam

Term Green revolution coined by...

- Willium Gaud

White Revolution

- Related to increase in milk and milk products 

 -Also called as operation flood

- Father of White revolution :- Dr. Verghese kurien

Blue Revolution

- Related to increase in fish production

-Father of blue revolution :- Dr Arun Krishnan

Golden revolution

- Related to increase in fruit production

- Father of Golden revolution in world :- Nirpakh Tutej

- Father of Golden revolution in India:- Dr K.L Chadda

Yellow Revolution

- Related to increase in oilseeds production

-Father of yellow revolution:- Sam pitroda

Pink revolution

-Related to increase in prawns and onion production

-Father of Pink revolution:- Durgesh patel

Red revolution

- Related to increase in production of Tomato, meat

- Father of Red revolution... Vishal Tewari

Brown revolution

- Related to food processing

-Father of Brown revolution:- Hiralal Chaudri

Evergreen revolution

- Based on sustainable methods of crop intensification and diversification

- Father of Evergreen revolution :- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Golden fibre revolution

- Related to increase in production of Jute

Black Revolution

- Related to increase in production of Biofuel or Jatropha 

Silver fibre revolution

-Related to increase in production of Cotton

Round revolution

- Related to increase in production of potato

Grey revolution

- Related to increase in production of fertilizer

Compiled by

M.D. Gadakh

Msc( Agri)

MPKV Rahuri

Reference

- Principles of Agronomy:- S.R. Reddy

- Principals of Agronomy:- Reddy and Reddy