SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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Norman Borlaug
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M.S Swaminathan
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Raj Krishna
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R.K.V Rao
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Detailed explanation-1: -The expression “the green revolution” is permanently linked to Norman Borlaug’s name. He obtained a PhD in plant protection at the age of 27, and worked in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s to make the country self-sufficient in grain.
Detailed explanation-2: -One key leader was agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the “Father of the Green Revolution", who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Green Revolution started in the year 1965. It was the first time when High Yield Variety seeds were introduced in Indian Agriculture. The main aim of Green Revolution was to make India self-sufficient when it came to food grains.
Detailed explanation-4: -When India began adopting his methods, it imported 18, 000 tons of HYV of wheat from Mexico, laying the foundations of the Green Revolution. The figure who brought this revolution to India’s doorsteps was Dr. MS Swaminathan, the father of the Indian Green Revolution.