The Green Revolution

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/28/1943	Rockefeller Foundation	The Rockefeller Foundation is established in Mexico. Its purpose was to start biotechnological research.
04/29/1947	Rural Famine	India falls into a rural famine because the disease of plants spreads, causing the plants to fail in seed production.
08/19/1950	Dwarf Wheats Invented	Dwarf wheats, a version of the wheat that is smaller, requires less fertilizer, requires less water, and gives more wheat, is invented in Mexico.
03/14/1961	Borlaug To India	Borlaug accepts a peace mission to India, as India encounters its first "Age of Triage" which was a massive famine. Norman Borlaug was sent in order to solve problems with food there.
07/27/1963	Establishment of CIMMYT	Rockefeller Foundation formally establishes the CIMMYT. (Center for International maize and yeast treatment).
02/19/1965	Indi-Pakistan War	The negative effects that this war placed upon agriculture was devastating. Millions of farms were destroyed, and by having this war, it delayed the agricultural revolution that Borlaug was about to start in India.
09/11/1965	Dwarf Wheat Acception	India accepts the dwarf wheats, and governments fund farmers to try this new variety of crops.
04/28/1967	Continuation	Indian minister and Norman Borlaug meet once again to continue their success.
06/20/1970	Nobel Peace Prize	Norman Borlaug accepts the Nobel Peace Prize for agricultural success in India.
08/15/1978	Benefits for All	All countries are benefited. Grain output had increased from 50 million to 131 million tons.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/30/1940 to 01/30/1985	The Green Revolution Timeline