Author: Dr Rajesh P Barnwal

Image Courtesy: CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur The adoption of technology in the Indian agriculture scenario started in the 1960s, during which mechanised farm tools, improved irrigation facilities, the use of high-yielding seed varieties, and the application of pesticides and fertilizers started getting adopted. Upon Independence, India was left with indigenous manual or animal-driven agricultural tools. The country endured two severe droughts during 1964-65 and 1965-66. But this was before the Green Revolution, which changed the agricultural scenario in the country. The Green Revolution in India was spearheaded by Dr MS Swaminathan, an Indian agricultural scientist who was conferred the honour of Bharat Ratna in…