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WHAT IS GREEN REVOLUTION?

Green Revolutionseries of research, and development, andtechnology transfer initiatives, occurring between the 1940s and the late 1960s.

Actions Takendevelopment of high-yielding varieties of cereal grainsexpansion of irrigation infrastructure modernization of management techniques distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to farmers.

Tracing the roots Norman Borlaug, Father of the Green Revolution

IR8 and the PhilippinesRice was, and is, Asias lifeblood. Ford and Rockefeller foundations pooled resources and, in1960, established a modern research center to focus on the worlds most important crop: the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),based in Los Baos, Philippines.

CGIAROn 19 May 1971, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) was established, co-sponsored by the FAO, IFAD and UNDP. CGIAR, has added many research centers throughout the world.

Problems in AfricaReasons for unsuccessful implementation of Green Revolution in Africa:widespread corruption insecuritya lack of infrastructurelack of will on the part of the governmentsEnvironmental factors, such as :availability of water for irrigation the high diversity in slope soil types in one given

It increased agricultural production worldwide, particularly in the developing world, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.

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