 Agriculture: (Ager or agriL= Soil) and cultura= Cultivation; Literally cultivation of soil.

Broadly it is an art, science and business.

 Evolution of agriculture
SN Name Time Cereal yield(t/ha)
1 Hunting and gathering 10,000BC -
2 Shifting Cultivation After 7500BC 1
3 Medivieal Agriculture 500-1450 1
4 Livestick System 18th Century 2
5 Modern Agriculture 20th Century 4

Major agricultural revolutions

First agricultural revolution Hunting and gathering to Farming
Second Agricultural Revolution Use of machineries and
Third Agricultural Revolution/Green Food grain/ Genetic improvement
Revolution
White Revolution Dairy
Grey revolution Fertilizer
Yellow Revolution Oilseed Production
Blue Revolution Fish
Brown revolution Cocoa
Red Revolution Meat and tomato
Round revolution Potato
Pink Revolution Onion and prawn
Golden Fibre Revolution Jute
Golden Revolution Overall Horticulture/Honey
Silver Revolution Egg/Poultry
Silver Fibre Revolution Cotton

 Green revolution ( 1950 to late 1960s)

 Green Revolution" was first used in a speech on 8 March 1968 by the administrator of the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), William S. Gaud.
 First norin 10 gene in Japanese wheat (semi-draft, fertilizer sensitive)
 Norman E Bourlang; Father of the Green Revolution", who received the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1970.