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Example of food grain self-sufficiency is/are ______________.
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The correct option is C Green revolution
The Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains.
In India, after Green Revolution, production of many crops has increased many
times. The production of wheat was just 88 lakh tones in 1955-56.Now it has
crossed 718 lakh tones. India adopted a
new strategy in agriculture in which HYV, insecticides and pesticides were used
which resulted in Green Revolution or great production of wheat and rice. The
highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and. Haryana where food grain
production jumped from 7.23 million tons in 1964-65 to an all time high of
30.33 million tons in 1995. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice
production.
The Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. In India, after Green Revolution, production of many crops has increased many times. The production of wheat was just 88 lakh tones in 1955-56.Now it has crossed 718 lakh tones. India adopted a new strategy in agriculture in which HYV, insecticides and pesticides were used which resulted in Green Revolution or great production of wheat and rice. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and. Haryana where food grain production jumped from 7.23 million tons in 1964-65 to an all time high of 30.33 million tons in 1995. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice production.
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