Post-Green Revolution Era (1972–1990)
- 1972 – Small Farmers Development Agency (SFDA) and Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Labourers Agency (MFALA) launched.
- 1973 – Command Area Development Programme (CADP) started.
- 1976 – National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched Operation Flood Phase II (White Revolution).
- 1977 – Training & Visit (T&V) System of Agricultural Extension introduced (World Bank aided).
- 1979 – National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) initiated by ICAR.
- 1980 – National Agricultural Extension Project (NAEP) started.
- 1982 – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) established.
- 1983 – Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) established across districts for on-farm testing and training.
- 1985 – Technology Mission on Oilseeds (TMO) launched.
- 1986 – National Wasteland Development Board (NWDB) set up.
- 1989 – National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) initiated.
Economic Liberalization and Technological Era (1991–2000)
- 1991 – New Economic Policy introduced; focus on agricultural exports and liberalization.
- 1994 – Establishment of Agricultural Technology Information Centres (ATICs).
- 1995 – National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) launched (World Bank aided).
- 1998 – Technology Mission on Cotton initiated.
- 1999 – National Agricultural Policy Draft formulated; Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme launched by NABARD.
Modern Agricultural Development Era (2001–2010)
- 2001 – Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres Scheme launched.
- 2002 – National Horticulture Board (NHB) strengthened for horticultural growth.
- 2004 – National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) conceptualized.
- 2005 – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) enacted (later MGNREGA).
- 2006 – National Horticulture Mission (NHM) launched.
- 2007 – National Policy for Farmers introduced (Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Committee).
- 2008 – National Food Security Mission (NFSM) officially launched.
- 2010 – Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) programme initiated.
Contemporary Era (2011–Present)
- 2012 – National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) launched under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
- 2014 – Soil Health Card Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) launched.
- 2015 – Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) introduced.
- 2016 – National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) launched to promote digital marketing of farm produce.
- 2017 – Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) strengthened.
- 2018 – Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan initiated to double farmers’ income by 2022.
- 2019 – PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme launched to provide direct income support to farmers.
- 2020 – Agricultural reforms (Farm Acts) passed focusing on market liberalization (later repealed in 2021).
- 2021 – National Mission on Edible Oils–Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) launched.
- 2022 – International Year of Millets declared by the United Nations (on India’s proposal).
- 2023 – Digital Agriculture Mission and promotion of Drone Technology in agriculture.
- 2024–25 – Focus on Natural Farming, Carbon Credit Mechanisms, and Climate-Resilient Agriculture under Viksit Bharat 2047
