Green Revolution in India (1965–1985)

1. Drought and food shortages intensify reform push

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Drought 1960s, Indian agriculture

   • Britannica
   • Indian Express

2. Agricultural Prices Commission set up for MSP advice

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Agricultural Prices, MSP

   • CACP
   • Britannica

3. Food Corporation of India created for procurement

   Jan 14, 1965Labels: Food Corporation, FCI

   • FCI
   • Britannica

4. National Dairy Development Board founded at Anand

   Jul 16, 1965Labels: National Dairy, Anand Pattern

   • NDDB
   • NDDB OF

5. High Yielding Varieties Programme launched nationwide

   Jun 1, 1966Labels: High Yielding, HYVP

   • Britannica
   • IRRI

6. IRRI releases IR8, influential semi-dwarf rice

   Nov 29, 1966Labels: IRRI, IR8 rice

   • IRRI
   • FAO

7. Seeds Act enacted to regulate seed quality

   Dec 29, 1966Labels: Seeds Act, seed certification

   • 1966 India
   • Britannica

8. Operation Flood launches, expanding rural dairy cooperatives

   Jan 13, 1970Labels: Operation Flood, NDDB

   • NDDB OF
   • FAO

9. Wheat output surges in early Green Revolution years

   Mar 31, 1971Labels: Wheat surge, wheat production

   • CPS India
   • Britannica

10. India reaches wheat self-sufficiency milestone

    Jan 1, 1972Labels: Wheat self-sufficiency, India wheat

    • Tribune
    • Britannica

11. Green Revolution package spreads with irrigation and tube-wells

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: Irrigation expansion, tube-wells

    • Agriculture India
    • CPS India

12. Output gains concentrate in Punjab-Haryana-Western UP belt

    Jan 1, 1980Labels: Punjab-Haryana belt, Western UP

    • Britannica
    • Agriculture India

13. Operation Flood Phase II expands and consolidates cooperatives

    Jan 1, 1981Labels: Operation Flood, dairy cooperatives

    • FAO
    • NDDB OF

14. CACP renamed; Green Revolution era transitions

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Commission for, Green Revolution

    • CACP
    • Britannica