What is green revolution, blue revol, white revolution, yellow revolution, golden revolution?
- Green Revolution: Production of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) of seeds led to an increase in agricultural production which considerably reduced food shortage and generated more income in the agriculture sector in developing countries. This is known as the Green Revolution.
- White Revolution: The Operation Flood enhanced the growth of milk production and encouraged Indian dairy farmers to keep more animals for increasing production of milk. This is known as White Revolution.
- Blue Revolution: The adoption of a package programme to increase the production of fish and marine products is called Blue Revolution. It led to a remarkable emergence of aquaculture as an important and highly productive agricultural activity.
- Yellow Revolution: Yellow revolution refers to a sudden increase in the production of edible oil due to the plantation of hybrid oil seeds like mustard, sesame, etc. involving complementary technologies for oil production.
- Golden Revolution: The significant increase in the production of vegetables, fruits, honey and other horticultural products is called Golden Revolution.