New Rice and Wheat Strains Launch the Green Revolution
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics, Agriculture
- Subcategories: Business, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Demographics, Population
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Latin American History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: China, Brazil, Mexico, South Asia, India
- Date: The 1960’s
Article abstract: By creating high-yielding wheat and rice varieties, researchers helped food producers in developing countries keep pace with population growth.
Summary of Event
In the 1960’s, agricultural scientists created new, high-yielding strains of rice and wheat designed to fight hunger in developing countries. Although the introduction of these new grains raised levels of food production in poor countries, population growth and other factors limited the success of the so-called “green revolution.”
Before World War II, many countries...
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