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Abstract
The economic prosperity of the country largely depends on the development of agriculture. The term “Agriculture” is derived from the Latin words, Ager and ‘culture’. Ager means soil or field ‘cultura’ means tilling. So, agriculture means tilling the soil. The act of cultivating crops, rearing animals, along with fisheries and forestry is known as agriculture. Green Revolution refers to the introduction of new methods in agriculture and the subsequent increase in agricultural production. It is a progress in agriculture giving better varieties of crops and high yielding varieties of seeds and application of fertilizers an account of the introduction of Scientific methods of cultivation. It was occurred in India Since 1967-1768. It has adopted in the status of Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and in some parts full of India. The present study seeks to shed light on Green Revolution and its impact on agriculture in Kanniyakumari District.