--- title: "Who brought Green revolution in India?" description: "Who brought Green revolution in India?" author: "Shrikant Mishra" published: 2019-07-18 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62205/who-brought-green-revolution-in-india category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge", "india"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who brought Green revolution in India? Who brought [Green](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/95829/think-green-sustainable-design-considerations-for-commercial-buildings) revolution in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **‘Green Revolution’ in India is credited to “M.S. Swaminathan’**. Green Revolution in India was introduced in the 20th Century during the decade of the 1970s for adopting the new [agriculture](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39691/which-state-recently-signed-loan-agreement-of-usd-318-million-with-world-bank-for-support-in-the-climate-resilient-agriculture-technologies) strategy. ![Who brought Green revolution in India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/91d93d00-6ada-430d-a0fd-978d194689cb/images/87c8c8d1-039a-4e83-a981-6ebad2b6672d.jpeg)\ \ The **introduction of the Green Revolution has changed India’s status from a food-deficient country into one of the world's leading crop producing nation**. The Green Revolution in India was **solely an effort to increase the production of agricultural crops** with the help of **industrial agriculture [technologies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/250/technology-making-us-more-alone), such as hybrid seeds with the capability of high-yielding variety (HYV) of wheat** along with fertilizers, pesticides, and [irrigation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37810/which-is-the-longest-irrigation-canal-in-india-called) method. \ **He has made his contribution to his research on other crops like Potato, Rice, Wheat, Jute, etc**. Swaminathan also served as the **Director General of ‘Indian Council of Agricultural Research’ from the year 1972 to 1979,** and International [Rice Research](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31621/where-is-the-headquarters-of-the-indian-institute-of-rice-research-iirr) Institute from the year 1982 to 1988. In the year **1979, he was appointed as the Principal Secretary of ‘Ministry of Agriculture’**. Later in the year 1988, he became the President of the ‘[International](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/362/world-s-best-international-airport) Union of the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’. \ Afterward, in the year **1986, he was awarded ‘Albert Einstein World Award of Science’** for his contribution and [achievements](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40597/any-method-to-remember-the-important-u-s-presidents-in-order-with-a-few-of-their-achievements) towards the field of Agriculture and Crop production. In **1999, Time magazine gave Swaminathan a place in the list of ‘Most Influential Asian People of the 20th Century’.** The Indian government also honored him with **‘[Padma Shri](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30637/who-was-the-first-indian-lady-actress-to-receive-the-padma-shri-award)’ and ‘[Padma Bhushan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39613/which-indian-cricketer-has-been-nominated-for-the-padma-bhushan-award-for-the-year-2018)’ in the year 1967 and 1972 respectively**. \ **MS Swaminathan holds his Bachelor's Degree in Science field in both ‘Zoology’ and ‘Agricultural Science’** stream. Along with this, **MS Swaminathan holds over 50 honorary [Doctorate](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35922/who-s-the-only-president-to-hold-a-doctorate) Degrees** in his lifetime. He was solely credited to the Green Revolution in India because in a short period of time the agriculture in India has improved due to the adoption of modern methods and technology which involves High Yielding Variety seeds (HYV seeds). --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62205/who-brought-green-revolution-in-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.