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What is green revolution ?

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Green Revolution. Many times increase in yield of food crops due to improved cropvarieties, use of better management practices and use of agrochemicals.
Green revolution has succeeded in tripling the yield of crops due to : -
(i) improved crop varieties
(ii) use of better management practices
(iii) use of agrochemicals i.e. fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides etc.
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