Hungry Nation To Agro Power
The story of Annasaheb Shinde who ushered in the agricultural revolution in India. In the 1960s, India was a hungry nation, with starvation deaths taking place all over. Global experts saw the country as a basket case, heading for self destruction by 1970. Thanks to the principle architect of the Green Revolution, Annasaheb Shinde, India is self-sufficient in food, and a major exporter. It is the world’s top milk producer, and among the top three in sugar, wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables.
