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When Swaminathan made Punjab 'queue up' for seeds, prisoners stitched bags
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on September 29, 2023
The Green Revolution in India began in 1965-66 when Dr MS Swaminathan imported 18,000 tonnes of high-yielding wheat seeds from Mexico. This led to a significant increase in wheat production in Punjab, with production increasing fivefold in five years. The seeds were distributed to farmers, with prisoners even assigned to stitch...