The Government is working on Millet Revolution to ensure nutritious diet for good health c...........

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The Government is working on Millet Revolution to ensure nutritious diet for good health, consider the following statements in this context-

1. Millets are cultivated in low-fertile land, mountainous, tribal and rain-fed areas.

2. The Green Revolution in the 1960's has led to increase in area under Millet cultivation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

In India, Millets are cultivated in low-fertile land, mountainous, tribal and rain-fed areas. These areas include Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

In comparision to pre-Green Revolution era (1965-66) area under millets cultivation has decreased from 36.90 million hectares to 14.72 million hectares.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in 2016-17, the area under millet cultivation declined to 14.72 million hectares (60% less coverage area) due to change in consumption pattern, dietary habits, unavailability of millets, low yield, less demand and conversion of irrigated area for cultivation of rice and wheat.