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The Green Revolution Timeline
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Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is established in Mexico. Its purpose was to start biotechnological research. -
Rural Famine
India falls into a rural famine because the disease of plants spreads, causing the plants to fail in seed production. -
Dwarf Wheats Invented
Dwarf wheats, a version of the wheat that is smaller, requires less fertilizer, requires less water, and gives more wheat, is invented in Mexico. -
Borlaug To India
Borlaug accepts a peace mission to India, as India encounters its first "Age of Triage" which was a massive famine. Norman Borlaug was sent in order to solve problems with food there. -
Establishment of CIMMYT
Rockefeller Foundation formally establishes the CIMMYT. (Center for International maize and yeast treatment). -
Indi-Pakistan War
The negative effects that this war placed upon agriculture was devastating. Millions of farms were destroyed, and by having this war, it delayed the agricultural revolution that Borlaug was about to start in India. -
Dwarf Wheat Acception
India accepts the dwarf wheats, and governments fund farmers to try this new variety of crops. -
Continuation
Indian minister and Norman Borlaug meet once again to continue their success. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Norman Borlaug accepts the Nobel Peace Prize for agricultural success in India. -
Benefits for All
All countries are benefited. Grain output had increased from 50 million to 131 million tons.
