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Red magazine Published this article page no 42 consequently the foodgrains were imported from other countries. new seed varieties of wheat mexico and rice philippines known as high yielding varieties hyvs were available for cultivation by mid-1960s. india took advantage of this and introduced package technology comprising hyvs along with chemical fertilizers in irrigated areas of punjab haryana western uttar pradesh andhra pradesh and gujarat. assured supply of soil moisture through irrigation was a basic pre-requisite for the success of this new agricultural technology. this strategy of agricultural development paid dividends instantly and increased the foodgrains production at very fast rate. this spurt of agricultural growth came to be known as green revolution. this also gave fillip to the development of a large number of agro-inputs agro-processing industries and small-scale industries. this strategy of agricultural development made the country self-reliant in foodgrain production. but green revolution was initially confined to irrigated areas only buy red magazine online.