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I have mixed feelings about this - thanks to the adoption of some modern agricultural practices India can today feed their population without being dependent on
by webmobdev 6y ago
I have mixed feelings about this - thanks to the adoption of some modern agricultural practices India can today feed their population without being dependent on foreign countries. If I remember my history / geography lessons right:
- The 'green' revolution made us self-sufficient in growing enough food to feed our large population.
- The 'white' revolution made India one of the largest producer of milk and diary products in the world today.
- The 'yellow' revolution made it possible for India to be the largest producers of vegetable oil in the world today.
But it is true that the cost of this was the slow demise of many indigenous crops. However, with a growing economy (well, now it is in a downward spiral), many indigenous crops are making a return in India albeit they are costlier and not as affordable as some of the cheaper white rice.
More on this here:
- https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/millets-and-organic/article26037453.ece https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/millets-and-organic/...
> “Millets have been a part of Indian diet for a long time. However, the influence of Western food habits and the goverment’s green revolution that pushed for rice and wheat, reduced the production as well as the consumption of millets. But, efforts of some State governments like Karnataka in popularising millets has helped in rekindling the value of these grains.”
- https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-rise-of-native/article25909866.ece https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-rise-of-nat...