Rainbow Revolution
Topic: Rural Development: Diversification, Allied Sectors and Organic Farming · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Rainbow Revolution means all-round growth of every part of farming at the same time. This covers crops, horticulture, fisheries, dairy and poultry. It was set out in the National Agricultural Policy (2000). Each other "colour" revolution pushes a single product. The Rainbow Revolution joins all of them, just as a rainbow joins all colours.
Example
Under the National Agricultural Policy (2000), a region might raise grain output (Green), milk (White), fish (Blue) and fruits and vegetables (Golden) together. It would not focus on just one product.
Don't confuse with
- Evergreen Revolution: this was M.S. Swaminathan's call to raise farm productivity without harming the environment. It is about sustainability, not about covering every sector at once.
Related concepts
- Yellow Revolution
- Golden Fibre Revolution
- Grey Revolution
- Purple Revolution
- Black Revolution
- Brown Revolution
- Round Revolution
- Silver Fibre Revolution