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What is the importance of green revolution?

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Question added by Ali Ahmed , Trainee Engineer , Sachal Engineering Works
Date Posted: 2014/04/24
hesham nashat
by hesham nashat , Business Development Manager , AgrinServe

the word revolution is not a prpoer word to justify the agriculture development and improvment ,

if you mean the increase of agro- activity , then the reply should be as follows:

1- improve the economy of the country by providing enough food to cover citizines demands 

2- increase export share in the national activity to secure enough forign currency income 

3- decrease un - employment rate by increasing the agriculture and agriculter industry activity 

 

as for the tools to reach those goals are :

1- study and understand the climatic condition in each sector of the country 

2- study the water source and availability as well as flow rate 

3- study the market to select the best crop for best revinue 

4- utilize up date technology to save time and money 

 

Wish you all the best 

 

 

Jemal Mahmud Alemayehu
by Jemal Mahmud Alemayehu , Rural Finance Specialist , Islamic Development Bank

Green revolution refers to improved agricultural production and productivity through application of improved agri-inputs and appropriate technologies. The term revolution is to indicate the shift or tansformation of traditional farming for household consumption into production for market. The main purpose of transforimng the agriculture poroduction system is in order to produce enough food and raw materials to meet the ever increasing demand in terms of quantity and quality.

To this end, a concerted effort and synergy among the agricultural research, extesion and the producers will have vital contribution to improve production as well as productivity. Derterminat variables for improvement of production and productivity are developing irrigation schemes (both small and large  scale), improving seed/bred, supply of fertilizer and pesticides, introducing of best agronomic practices, appropriate farm technologies and machinaries, post harvest handling, agro-processing plants, infrastructure development, natural resource managment and so on. Besides, access to sustainable finance and market are also the most important factors to realize green revolution.

Therefore, green revolution needs proper coordination and managment of resources, knowldge and labour for optimum production and productivity.  

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