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The Green Revolution Feeding the World Population

The Green Revolution Feeding the World Population. BAE/SOIL 4213 Precision Agriculture. The Green Revolution Usually refers to the transformation in agriculture that began in 1945 The History

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The Green Revolution Feeding the World Population

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  1. The Green RevolutionFeeding the World Population BAE/SOIL 4213 Precision Agriculture

  2. The Green Revolution • Usually refers to the transformation in agriculture that began in 1945 • The History • 1940: Mexican Government wished to establish an agricultural research station to develop more varieties of wheat that could be used to feed the rapidly growing population of the country. • 1943 : Norman Borlaug, graduate of the University of Minnesota, arrives in Mexico for an agricultural research position • Mexico imported half its wheat • Dr. Borlaug begins developing semi-dwarf high yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties • Based on Dr. Borlaug’s immediate success in agricultural development, Rockefeller Foundation sought to spread development to other nations

  3. The Plan • Irrigation • High-yielding varieties • Fertilizer

  4. 1947: India and Pakistan gain independence from Great Britain Parastatal seed and grain monopolies Breeding and seed production problem Famine starts in the rural areas 1950’s: Dwarf Wheats continue to be developed in Mexico.

  5. Shuttle Breeding Program Ciudad Obregon Elevation: 226 ft Avg. High: 86 °F Avg. Low: 69 °F El Batan Elevation: 7,575 ft Avg. High: 75 °F Avg. Low: 50 °F

  6. 1956: Mexico self-sufficient 1959: The Office of Special Studies in Mexico became an informal international research institution 1960: Government of the Republic of the Philippines with Ford and Rockefeller Foundations established IRRI, the International Rice Research Institute 1961: India on brink of mass famine Dr. Norman Borlaug invited by the adviser to the Indian minister of agriculture. Ford Foundation and Indian government collaborated to import wheat seed from Mexico.

  7. 1963: The Office of Special Studies in Mexico formally became CIMMYT, The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Dr. Norman Borlaug sent to Pakistan and India

  8. 1964: Mexico exported 500,000 tons of wheat 1965: Dr. Norman Borlaug sent CIMMYT wheat to Pakistan 1968: The term “Green Revolution” first used USAID director William Gaud, noting the spread of new technologies , said, “These and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution. It is not a violent Red Revolution like that of the Soviets, nor is it a White Revolution like that of the Shah of Iran. I call it the Green Revolution.” Pakistan becomes self-sufficient in wheat production Seed and Fertilizer made available in India 1971: CGIAR, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research established 1974: India self-sufficient in wheat production 1980s -1990s: Backlash from High-Yield Agriculture

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