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Food Security and Sustainable Crop Diversification Food security in India was made possible by the Green Revolution of the 1960s, which promoted the rice-wheat cropping system. This revolution played a significant role in transforming India from a ship-to-mouth status to self-sufficiency and even surplus food production. The Green Revolution was facilitated by advanced agricultural technology inputs such as irrigation, quality seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, along with assured public procurement on Minimum Support Price (MSP) with the support of both government and private sectors. As a result, food production increased almost four times, from 82.02 million tons in 1960-61 to 305.44 million tons in 2020-21, consolidating Rice-Wheat as a dominant mono-cropping system in the country. After Effects of Rice-Wheat Cropping System Despite the initial success, the rice-wheat cropping system has led to several adverse effects: Expansion of Area: A vast area (84% in 2018) is dedicated to wh...