Intensive Agricultural District Programme
Also called: IADP · Topic: Land Use, Farming Systems and Cropping Seasons in India · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 3 "Land Resources and Agriculture"
Meaning
The Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) began in 1960-61. After independence, farm output first rose and then stagnated in the late 1950s. IADP tried to fix this by choosing a few districts and giving their farmers a full package together: credit, better seeds, fertilisers and extension advice (experts teaching farmers better methods).
In 1964-65 the Intensive Agricultural Area Programme (IAAP) extended the idea to more areas. Then the droughts of 1965 and 1966 forced India to import food under PL-480. This crisis made the country adopt high-yielding varieties, which led to the Green Revolution.
Example
Ludhiana district in Punjab was among the first IADP districts. Its irrigated farms later became a core area of the Green Revolution.
Don't confuse with
- Green Revolution: IADP was a package of inputs for selected districts. The Green Revolution came later, in the mid-1960s. It was built on high-yielding seeds (dwarf wheat from Mexico and rice from the Philippines), fertiliser and assured irrigation.