10th Class Social Science Agriculture Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Agriculture

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      Describe in brief the technological and institutional reforms which led to the Green Revolution and White Revolution.

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                      Institutional reforms: (i) Collectivisation and consolidation of all small holdings. (ii) Abolition of the Zamindari system. (iii) Various other land reforms like ceiling on land holdings were introduced (iv) Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood or cyclone. (v) Establishment of Grameen banks and cooperative societies and banks for providing loan to farmers. (vi) Kissan credit cards, personal accidental insurance scheme were also introduced by the government. (vii) Special weather bulletins for farmers were introduced on TV. and Radio. Technological reforms: (i) Green Revolution in agriculture and White Revolution in milk were introduced. (ii) Tractors, harvesters, threshers and tubewells, etc., and technological devices were introduced. (iii) For better production, fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides were also produced. (iv) The government also announced the minimum support price, which checks the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen.


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