Agricultural Revolutions in India
- Green Revolution - High Yielding Variety of Seeds
- White Revolution - Milk & Dairy products
- Silver Revolution - Egg and Poultry
- Silver Fibre Revolution - Cotton
- Yellow Revolution - Edible Oil
- Blue Revolution - Fisheries
- Pink Revolution - Prawns / Onion
- Golden Revolution - Honey
- Golden Fibre Revolution - Jute
- Brown Revolution – Cocoa
- Round Revolution – Potato
- Red Revolution - Meat Production / Tomato
- Evergreen Revolution - Overall Production of Agriculture
- Protein Revolution – Technology driven second Green revolution
Facts about Green Revolution
- The Green revolution was confined only to High Yielding Varieties (HYV) mainly rice, wheat, maize and jowar. Green revolution did not cover barley, ragi and minor-millets. The largest part of positive effect of Green revolution was on wheat. There was 500% increase in crop production.
- First Green Revolution: 1967-68
- Second Green Revolution: 1983-84
- Father of Green Revolution Dr. Norman Borlaug
- Father of Green Revolution in India is Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
- Green Revolution focused the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure and distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to farmers.
- Pioneer state in Green Revolution is Punjab. Punjab is popularly called as "Granary of India" and "Bread Basket of India".
- According to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of Green Revolution an Evergreen Revolution is needed for increasing the productivity without harming the environment.
- For making Evergreen Revolution a success one must adopt best scientific techniques and promote organic farming.
Facts about White Revolution
- The White Revolution in the country has been achieved by means of Operation Flood. It was carried out in three phases.
- Operation Flood I between 1970 and 1981
- Operation Flood II between 1981 and 1985
- Operation Flood III between 1985 and 1996
- White revolution launched to increase the quality and quantity of milk and dairy products.
- The Father of the White Revolution in India is Dr. Varghese Kurien. He is known as Milkman of India.
- The Operation Flood is a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) which made India, a milk sufficient nation.
- India ranks first in the world in Milk production. The highest producer of milk in India is Uttar Pradesh.
- About 80 per cent of milk produced in the country is in the organised sector and the remaining 20% is shared equally by co-operatives and private dairies.
- National Dairy Development Board is located at Anand, Gujarat. It was set up in 1965.
- National Dairy Research Institute is located at Karnal, Haryana. The Largest Milk producing state is Haryana .
- Amul launches India's first 'Milk ATM'. ATM stands for "Any Time Milk". It is a Vending Machine.
- First Any Time Milk Centre is at Anand, Gujarat.
- World dairy Day is June 1.
- Pasteurisation is invented by French scientist Louis Pasteur.
- India's first robotic dairy plant has been opened in Virar in Suburban Mumbai by Amul Dairy on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhhhai Patel.
Crop and Areas of Production
- Barley - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
- Cotton - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana
- Jute - West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa, Tripura
- Groundnut - Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Mustard & rape seed - Rajasthan
- Sunflower - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- Pulses - Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- Coffee - Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Rubber - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Silk - Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar (tassar)
- Tobacco - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Bihar
- Cardamom - Karnataka, Sikkim, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Cashew nut - Kerala, Andhra Pradesh
- Castor seed - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Chillies - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
- Cloves - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Cocoa - Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Ginger - Kerala, Meghalaya
- Pepper - Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Poppy - Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- Ragi – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Saffron - Jammu and Kashmir
- Banana - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Pineapples - Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Tripura
- Mango - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Apple - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal
- Arecanut - Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
- Coconut - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa
- Grapes - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Orange - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Telangana
- Turmeric - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra, Telangana