Impact of Green Revolution on India’s Cropping Pattern

Green revolution resulted in two significant changes in the cropping pattern of India. Firstly, since the output of the cereals has risen and output of pulses remained stagnant; there was a decline of importance of pulses in the foodgrains. This resulted in increased area under cereals crops and decreased area under pulses. Secondly, among cereals, importance of Wheat has grown; in fact doubled from 15% in 1950-51 to 38% in 2010-11 at the cost of not only cereals but also rice. This is evident from the below table.