ABSTRACT
According to Farmer (1981) the term ‘Green Revolution’ was popularized in the late 1960s to describe the consequences of the introduction in South Asia of improved agronomic packages involving new high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals in association with chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides, controlled water supply (usually involving irrigation), and new methods of cultivation. The adoption of this package of practices raised the possibilities for greatly increasing agricultural output, particularly for wheat and rice, to such an extent that famine and hunger would be banished forever.
