List of Revolutions of Agriculture in India
We are listing the important revolutions of agriculture in India in tabular form so that the list can be easily understood and memorized.
| Revolutions | Product | Year | Father of Revolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Revolution | Potato | 1965-2005 | Not Known |
| Green Revolution | Food Grains (Rice and Wheat) | 1966-1967 | Norman Borlaug, M.S.Swaminathan |
| Grey Revolution | Wood Production/ Fertilisers | 1960-1970 | M.S. Swaminathan |
| Pink Revolution | Onion Production | 1970 | Durgesh Patel |
| White Revolution (or Operation Flood) | Milk Production | 1970-1996 | Verghese Kurien |
| Blue Revolution | Fish Production | 1973-2022 | Dr. Arun Krishnan |
| Red Revolution | Meat or Tomato Production | 1980s | Vishal Tiwari |
| Yellow Revolution | Oilseed Production | 1986-1990 | Sam Pitroda |
| Brown Revolution | Leather/ Cocoa Production | – | Hiralal Chaudhari |
| Golden Fibre Revolution | Jute Production | 1990s | – |
| Golden Revolution | Fruits/Honey/Horticulture Production | 1991-2003 | Nirpakh Tutaj |
| Silver Revolution | Egg/ Poultry Production | 2000s | Indira Gandhi |
| Silver Fibre Revolution | Cotton | 2000s | – |
| Protein Revolution | Agriculture | 2014-2020 | Narendra Modi |
| Evergreen Revolution | Overall development of Agriculture | 2017-2022 | M.S. Swaminathan |
| Black Revolution | Petroleum Production | – | – |
Agricultural Revolutions in India
Agriculture makes a huge contribution to the Indian Economy. Over the last few decades, the Government of India has taken several measures for growth and improvement. It is the backbone of the Indian economy. The GDP contribution of agriculture is 19.9% in the year 2020-21. India is the highest net cropped country in the world, USA and China are next. Till independence in India, only cash crops were produced we had an underdeveloped irrigation facility, with no modern technology, and because of recurrent famines and droughts, India faced consistent food shortages post Independence.
India had to import grain from the United States from 1956 to 1966. Constant arm twisting by the US on Food grain import and drought conditions from 1965 to 1966 compelled the ruling Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri, to make ‘Food Self-Sufficiency’ one of India’s top economic priorities. He gave the “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” slogan and launched Green Revolution under Indian Geneticist M.S Swaminathan. It completely changed the face of Indian Agriculture.
So far, many revolutions have been introduced in the ‘Agricultural sector’ amongst them Green and White Revolutions catapulted the growth.
Agricultural Revolution in India