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title: "Second Green Revolution (Eastern India) Explained"
description: "The Second Green Revolution aims to boost farm productivity in eastern India through paddy intensification and irrigation, vital for UPSC agriculture studies."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Second Green Revolution is India's policy push to raise farm productivity in eastern states through paddy intensification, irrigation, and crop diversification beyond the original wheat-rice belt.
- What is the BGREI programme and how does it relate to the Second Green Revolution?
- How does the Second Green Revolution differ from the original Green Revolution?
- Why was eastern India chosen for a second productivity push?
- What is the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and why is it central to this programme?

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In 2012, farmers in Nalanda district, Bihar, using the System of Rice Intensification under the BGREI programme, reported record paddy yields that the Union Agriculture Ministry cited as proof of eastern India's untapped productivity.

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