Post on 13-Feb-2017
9. Quality Food, Quality Life
India- Densely Populated Nation Lot of food – Increasing demandMore land – [More Cultivation ]
Food Obtain Energy
NutrientsCarbohydrates
ProteinsFats
Vitamins Minerals
GrowthDevelopment
Health
Need of better methods to improve
Food production & quality of crops
Before 1965, there was drought in many parts of India.Therefore, Government decided to use Fertilizers, Better
methods of irrigation & High yielding variety of seeds.
To improve food production
Green revolution
Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug,An American agronomist
FATHER OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION
White revolutionIn 1970,Indian National Dairy & Development Board (NDDB)
started.OPERATION FLOOD- To make milk available in plenty.Now , India has become the largest producer of milk & milk
products.Anand Milk Union Limited [AMUL] was the driving force
behind this movement
Prof . Verghese KurienChairman of the NDDB
FATHER OF WHITE REVOLUTION
BETTER crop yieldsCereals rice, wheat, jowar Carbohydrates
Pulses gram, black gram,green gram ProteinsOil Seeds groundnut, mustard, soyabean
Fruits, Vegetables, Spices vitamins,minerals
Fodder crops sudan grass, Rhodes grass, livestock Barseem, etc
What is Crop???
Defined asThe plants of the same variety grown
at a place at the same time on a large scale are referred to as crop.
Different crops
CULTIVATION includes several activities done by farmers
these activities are spread over a period of time
Climatic Conditions
TemperatureSoil Types
Season Specific
Modern techniques of farming
Better Variety Of Seeds
Better Care of crop plantsProtection of crops
Before and after Harvesting
Hybrid cropsHybridization
Hybridization is a technique of cross – breeding two different varieties of crop plants each having the desired characteristic, to obtain a new varieties having a combination of the desired characteristics.
Hybrid seeds Higher yields Better quality Better resistance to diseases & pests Short period of maturation
Examples of hybrid varietiesRice Jaya, T141 & Wheat
Sonalika,Arjun,Sonara 64, etc.
High yielding varieties
[hyv]