The Green Revolution, or Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period during which technology transfer initiatives produced a significant increase in crop yields. The changes first emerged in developed countries in the early 20th century and then spread globally until the late 1980s. From the late 1960s, farmers began adopting new technologies, including high yielding varieties of cereals, particularly dwarf wheat and rice, along with widespread use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and controlled irrigation.
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YearYear the term was coined; the Green Revolution itself is a decades long period of technology change, roughly the 1940s to the late 1980s, not a single year event. Event DateYear the term was coined; the Green Revolution itself is a decades long period of technology change, roughly the 1940s to the late 1980s, not a single year event. LocationMexico was the site where Green Revolution agricultural techniques were first developed in the 1940s before spreading worldwide; the phenomenon as a whole has no single location. Classification
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Use of the term
The term "Green Revolution" was first used by William S. Gaud, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in a speech on 8 March 1968.
Development in Mexico
It began with great promise and it has been argued that "during the twentieth century two 'revolutions' transformed rural Mexico: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and the Green Revolution (1940-1970)." The genesis of the Green Revolution was a lengthy visit in 1940 by U.S. Vice President-elect Henry A.
Green Revolution: Event Type
The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period during which technology transfer initiatives resulted in a significant increase in crop yields.
In Era: The Contemporary Period, Lead paragraph
These changes in agriculture initially emerged in developed countries in the early 20th century and subsequently spread globally until the late 1980s
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