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Green Revolution

Green Revolution. Maria Marchione Ben Stilin Hong Chau. Norman Borlaug. Father of the Green Revolution Started the Cooperative Wheat Research and Production Program in Mexico in 1944 Expanded program to other countries through the help of Rockefeller and Ford foundations

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Green Revolution

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  1. Green Revolution Maria Marchione Ben Stilin Hong Chau

  2. Norman Borlaug • Father of the Green Revolution • Started the Cooperative Wheat Research and Production Program in Mexico in 1944 • Expanded program to other countries through the help of Rockefeller and Ford foundations • Helped established the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) • Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970s

  3. Why now?

  4. Who cares?

  5. Major Changes

  6. What does this really mean?

  7. Examples

  8. Pros

  9. Pros

  10. Cons

  11. Cons

  12. Video Clips • Current Event • Is India in Need of a New Green Revolution? • http://youtu.be/iWhaW6TnsLA

  13. "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.” • William Gaud, UDSA Director 1968

  14. Sources • “Green Revolution- Curse or Blessing?” International Food Policy Research Institute • http://actionbioscience.org/biotech/borlaug.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution

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