GREEN

REVOLUTION
Ayop
Heyrosa
Pulmones

WHAT IS GREEN
REVOLUTION?

Green Revolution
series

of research, and development,

andtechnology transfer initiatives,
occurring between the 1940s and the
late 1960s.

Actions Taken
development

of high-yielding varieties
of cereal grains
expansion 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 Philippines

Rice

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.

CGIAR
On

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 Africa
Reasons

for unsuccessful
implementation of Green Revolution in
Africa:
widespread corruption
insecurity
a lack of infrastructure
lack of will on the part of the governments

Environmental factors, such as :

availability of water for irrigation
the high diversity in slope
soil types in one given