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• Livestock is commonly defined as domesticated animals raised in

an agricultural setting to produce labour and commodities such
as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

Green Revolution:

• The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, is a set of

research technology transfer initiatives occurring between 1950 and the
late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide

• The initiatives resulted in the adoption of new technologies,
including high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of cereals, especially dwarf

wheat and rice.

• It was associated with chemical fertilizers, agrochemicals, and

controlled water-supply (usually involving irrigation) and newer methods
of cultivation, including mechanization.