绿色革命 Green Revolution 英语作文Word下载.docx
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GreenRevolutionEssay:
TheGreenRevolutionreferstothetechnologicaladvancesinagriculturethatchangedthewayfarmersmanagedtheirfarms.Thesechangesallowedfarmerstogrowandharvestmorecropswithlessmanpower.
LongandShortEssaysonGreenRevolutionforKidsandStudentsinEnglish
GivenbelowaretwoessaysinEnglishforstudentsandchildrenaboutthetopicof‘GreenRevolution’inbothlongandshortform.ThefirstessayisalongessayonGreenRevolutionof400-600words.ThislongessayaboutGreenRevolutionissuitableforstudentsofclass7,8,9and10,andalsoforcompetitiveexamaspirants.ThesecondessayisashortessayonGreenRevolutionof150-200words.Thesearesuitableforstudentsandchildreninclass6andbelow.
LongEssayonGreenRevolution600WordsinEnglish
BelowwehavegivenalongessayonGreenRevolutionof600wordsishelpfulforclasses7,8,9and10andCompetitiveExamAspirants.Thislongessayonthetopicissuitableforstudentsofclass7toclass10,andalsoforcompetitiveexamaspirants.
TheGreenRevolution,firstcoinedbyWilliamGoud,demonstratedthepowerandinfluencethatscienceandtechnologyhaveovertheeconomic,socialandinstitutionalenvironmentwithinwhichtheyoperate.Traditionalagriculturepracticesinvolvedfeworlittleinputs,withMotherNaturetakingcareofthecrop.However,atsomepointinhistory,animprovedmethodoffarmingarose;
theGreenRevolution.Thisfocussedonthreeinterrelatedactions.
Firstly,breedingprogrammesforstaplecerealstoproduceearlymaturing,day-insensitiveandhighyieldingvarieties.Secondly,theorganisationanddistributionoffertilisers,pesticidesandwaterregulators,andlastlytheimplementationofthesetechnologicalinnovations.
TheGreenRevolutiondescribesarapidincreaseintheproductionofcropsrangingfromwheattorice.Itledtoaboomintheagricultureindustry.ItwasthetechnologicalresponsetoaworldwidefoodshortagewhichbecamethreateningintheperiodaftertheWorldWarII.
ThebeginningsoftheGreenRevolutionareoftenattributedtoNormanBorlaug,anAmericanscientistinterestedinagriculture.Heisknownasthe‘FatheroftheGreenRevolution’.Heiscreditedwithsavingoverabillionpeoplefromstarvation.Hedevelopednewdiseaseresistancehigh-yieldvarietiesofwheat.
Bycombininghiswheatvarietieswithnewmechanisedagriculturaltechnologies,Mexicowasabletoproducemorewheatthanwasneededbyitsowncitizens,leadingtoitsbecominganexporterofwheatbythe1960s.Priortothis,thecountrywasimportingalmosthalfofitswheatsupply.
InIndia,theseedsofgreenrevolutionwerefirsttestedduringthedroughtof1964-65.M.S.SwaminathananIndiangeneticist,isknownas‘FatherofIndianGreenRevolution’forhisleadershipandsuccessinintroducingandfurtherdevelopinghigh-yieldingvarietiesofwheatinIndia.TheseseedswereplantedindifferentsoilsofPunjab,Delhi,PusaandKanpur.
Theyieldwasover4,000kgperhectarewhichwasapproximatelyaboutfourtimestheyieldoflocalvarieties.Thesevarietieswerethenreplicatedforpubliccultivation.Highyieldingvarietiesprogrammewasintroducedinthekharifseasonof1966.StateslikePunjab,HaryanaandWesternUttarPradeshreapedthebenefitsofthegreenrevolutioninwheat,whileproductionofriceincreasedinthestatesofAndhraPradeshandTamilNadu.
TherearearoundtwelvecomponentsofGreenRevolutionsuchashighyieldingvarietiesofseeds(HYV),irrigation–surfaceandground,useofchemicalfertilisers,insecticidesandpesticides,CommandAreaDevelopment(CAD),landreforms,consolidationofholdings,supplyofagriculturalcredit,electrificationofruralareas,constructionofroadsandmarkets,farmmechanismanddevelopmentofagriculturaluniversities.
Thesecomponentsdonotworkinisolation.Infactitistheconsolidateddevelopmentofallthesecomponentsthatresultintheoveralldevelopment.GreenRevolutionhasinfluencedIndianEconomytoalargeextent.Onemajorproblemliesinthefactthattherevolutiondidnotspreadevenlytoallthepartsofthecountry.
WiththeintroductionofGreenRevolutionin1967-68,therewasaphenomenalincreaseintheproductionoffoodgrains,especiallythewheat.Thus,GreenRevolutioninIndiacanbeexclusivelycalledwheatrevolution.GreenRevolutionincreasedproductionthusbringingprosperitytothefarmers.Theincreasedproductionwithinthecountrymadethecountryself-sufficientandself-reliantinfoodgrains.Thisledtoaconsiderabledecreaseinthequantityofimport.Infact,nowmanyatimesweareinapositiontoexport.
Withtheuseofmechanisedandscientificmethodsinfarming,industriestoosprangup.Tractors,harvesters,threshers,electricalmotors,dieselengines,pumpsetcbegantobemanufacturedonalargescale.Besidesdemandsforpesticides,fertilisers,insecticidesincreasedthenumberoffertiliserplantsinthecountry.Consequently,therewereincreasedemploymentopportunities,especiallyintheruralareas.
Eventhough,GreenRevolutionturnedouttobeauniqueeventinthehistoryofIndependentIndiabyresolvingtheproblemsofhunger,famineandstarvation,yetithadcertaindemerits.GreenRevolutionhasgreatlyprofitedtherichfarmersbuthasfailedtoprofitthesmallerones.Rathertheincomegapbetweentherich,marginalandsmallfarmershasincreased.Moreover,notallpartsofthecountrywerebenefitted.Allthecropscouldnotreapthebenefitsofgreenrevolutionexceptriceandwjjeat.Moreover,therevolutiontookoffwithagreatstartbutitcouldnotsustainitsgrowthrateandproductivityrateoverthesubsequentyears.
Thegreenrevolutionhadsomedisadvantagestoo.Itledtoachangeindietaryhabits,asfewerpeoplewereaffectedbyhungeranddiedfromstarvation,manywereaffectedbymalnutritionsuchasironorvitamin-Adeficiencies.Nutritionalcontentoftheproductsthusyieldedwerequestioned.Alsotheconsumptionofthepesticidesusedtokillpestsbyhumansinsomecasesmayhaveincreasedthelikelihoodofcancer.Poorfarmingpracticesincludingnon-compliancetousageofmasksandover-usageofthechemicalscompoundedthissituation.
Therearevaryingopinionsabouttheeffectofthegreenrevolutiononwildbiodiversity.Landdegradationandsoilnutrientsdepletionhaveforcedfarmerstoclearupformerlyforestedareasinordertokeepupwithproduction.Moreover,mosthighintensityagriculturalproductionishighlyreliantonnon-renewableresources.Agriculturalmachineryandtransport,aswellastheproductionofpesticidesandnitratesalldependonfossilfuels.Theessentialmineralnutrientphosphorusisoftenalimitingfactorincropcultivation,whilethephosphorusminesarerapidlybeingdepletedworldwide.Thefailuretodepartfromthesenon-sustainableagriculturalproductionmethodscouldpotentiallyleadtoalargescalecollapseofthecurrentsystemofintensivefoodproductionwithinthiscentury.
ShortEssayonGreenRevolution100WordsinEnglish
BelowwehavegivenashortessayonGreenRevolutionisforClasses1,2,3,4,5and6.Thisshortessayonthetopicissuitableforstudentsofclass6andbelow.
“Thegreenrevolutionhasanentirelydifferentmeaningtomostpeopleintheaffluentnationsoftheprivilegedworldthantothoseinthedevelopingnationsoftheforgottenworld”,saidNormanBorlaug.Althoughthegreenrevolutionhasbeenabletoimproveagriculturaloutputinmanyregions,therewasandthereisstillroomforimprovement.
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