<P> The history and past accomplishments of Indian agriculture thus influenced, in part, colonialism, slavery and slavery - like indentured labor practices in the new world, Caribbean wars and world history in 18th and 19th centuries . </P> <P> In the years since its independence, India has made immense progress towards food security . Indian population has tripled, and food - grain production more than quadrupled . There has been a substantial increase in available food - grain per capita . </P> <P> Before the mid-1960s India relied on imports and food aid to meet domestic requirements . However, two years of severe drought in 1965 and 1966 convinced India to reform its agricultural policy and that they could not rely on foreign aid and imports for food security . India adopted significant policy reforms focused on the goal of foodgrain self - sufficiency . This ushered in India's Green Revolution . It began with the decision to adopt superior yielding, disease resistant wheat varieties in combination with better farming knowledge to improve productivity . The state of Punjab led India's green revolution and earned the distinction of being the country's bread basket . </P> <P> The initial increase in production was centred on the irrigated areas of the states of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh . With the farmers and the government officials focusing on farm productivity and knowledge transfer, India's total foodgrain production soared . A hectare of Indian wheat farm that produced an average of 0.8 tonnes in 1948, produced 4.7 tonnes of wheat in 1975 from the same land . Such rapid growth in farm productivity enabled India to become self - sufficient by the 1970s . It also empowered the smallholder farmers to seek further means to increase food staples produced per hectare . By 2000, Indian farms were adopting wheat varieties capable of yielding 6 tonnes of wheat per hectare . </P>

Achievements of india between 2002 and 2012 in the fields of farming