famine the world's worst recorded food disaster happened in 1943 in british-ruled india. the...
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FamineFamine
The world's worst recorded food The world's worst recorded food disaster happened in disaster happened in 1943 in British-1943 in British-ruled Indiaruled India..
Known as the Known as the Bengal FamineBengal Famine, an , an estimated estimated four millionfour million people people dieddied in eastern India in eastern India
Why?Why?
Acute Acute shortfallshortfall in in food food productionproduction
With With WWII foodWWII food supply a supply a low prioritylow priority for the for the British British rulers rulers
Indian traders hoarded Indian traders hoarded foodfood in order to in order to sell at sell at higher prices.higher prices.
1947 to 19671947 to 1967 Efforts at achieving Efforts at achieving
foodfood self-sufficiencyself-sufficiency were were not not entirely entirely successful.successful.
Starvation Starvation deaths were deaths were stillstill being being reported.reported.
PopulationPopulation was was growing growing at a much at a much faster rate faster rate than food production than food production
Green Revolution in IndiaGreen Revolution in India (1) Continued (1) Continued expansion of farming expansion of farming
areasareas
(2) (2) Double-croppingDouble-cropping existing existing farmland farmland
(3) Using (3) Using seeds with improved seeds with improved geneticsgenetics
Continued expansion of farming Continued expansion of farming areasareas
Double-cropping existing Double-cropping existing farmlandfarmland
There had to be There had to be two two "monsoons" per year."monsoons" per year.
OneOne would be the would be the naturalnatural monsoon and monsoon and the the otherother an an artificial artificial 'monsoon.' 'monsoon.'
Artificial ‘monsoon-Artificial ‘monsoon-would be would be huge huge irrigation facilitiesirrigation facilities. .
Using Using seedsseeds with with superior superior geneticsgenetics
Developed new strains of Developed new strains of high yield high yield valuevalue (HYV) (HYV) seedsseeds, mainly , mainly wheat wheat and and ricerice but also but also millet millet and and corn corn
Results of Green RevolutionResults of Green Revolution
Established Established IndiaIndia as one of the as one of the world's biggest agricultural world's biggest agricultural producers producers
YieldYield per unit of farmland per unit of farmland improvedimproved by more than by more than 30%30%
Spurred the Spurred the growthgrowth of the of the local local manufacturing sector (fertilizers, manufacturing sector (fertilizers, tools, etc)tools, etc)
Other resultsOther results
Created need for Created need for new damsnew dams to to harness monsoon water harness monsoon water
Water stored was used to create Water stored was used to create hydro-electric power hydro-electric power
This This boosted industrial growthboosted industrial growth Created jobsCreated jobs and and improved the improved the
quality of life quality of life
Even more!Even more!
India paid back all loansIndia paid back all loans it had taken it had taken from the World Bankfrom the World Bank
CanadaCanada askedasked the the Indian governmentIndian government to to supply them with farmers experienced supply them with farmers experienced in the methods of the Green Revolution in the methods of the Green Revolution
More food means there can be more More food means there can be more people.people.