FUTURE TRENDS IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
GLOBALIZATION AND FOOD SECURITY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Wheat, Rice
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Cotton, Bajra
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Maize, Rice
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Bajra, Wheat
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Detailed explanation-1: -The crop area under high yielding varieties of wheat and rice grew considerably during the Green Revolution. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -Important Crops in the Revolution: Main crops were Wheat, Rice, Jowar, Bajra and Maize. Non-food grains were excluded from the ambit of the new strategy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Green Revolution (a term used for rapid increases in wheat and rice yields in developing countries brought about by improved varieties combined with the expanded use of fertilizers and other chemical inputs) has had a dramatic impact on incomes and food supplies in many developing countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Green Revolution resulted in increased production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) and was in large part due to the introduction into developing countries of new, high-yielding varieties, beginning in the mid-20th century with Borlaug’s work.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hence the correct option is agriculture.