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The Green Revolution raised yields unevenly

c. 1950-1980 CE · Mexico and Asia, anchored in the Punjab

High-yield crop varieties, irrigation, fertilizer and agricultural research increased cereal production in many regions while benefits, costs and environmental effects were distributed unequally.

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How the setting appeared

Irrigated fields, research stations, dams, pump sets, grain markets and chemical inputs altered rural landscapes.

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How people lived

Some farmers gained food security and income while others faced debt, land pressure, water depletion or exclusion from inputs.

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How people worked

Plant breeding, extension services, mechanization and intensive crop management linked laboratories to farms.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Agricultural change interacted with community and religious practices but was not a religious movement.

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World-atlas stage: Decolonization and globalization
Region: South Asia · Mexico and Asia, anchored in the Punjab
Languages and scripts: Agricultural extension and farming languages across Mexico and Asia
Important people: Norman Borlaug; M. S. Swaminathan; Farmers and local breeders
Events and changes: Diffusion of high-yield wheat and rice; Expansion of irrigation and fertilizer; Debate over environmental costs
Evidence confidence: High for yield and input changes; outcomes differed by crop, ecology, landholding and policy.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

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CIT-GLOBAL-FAO-GREEN-REVOLUTION

The Green Revolution: An Unfinished Agenda

https://www.fao.org/4/j3205e/j3205e00.htm

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

CIT-GLOBAL-IRRI-GREEN-REVOLUTION

Breeding history: IR8 and the Green Revolution

https://ricetoday.irri.org/breeding-history/

International Rice Research Institute

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