GREEN REVOLUTION & INSTITUTIONS

The support of institutions and the governments of the world did play a very vital role in the success of the Green Revolution all over the world.

The International Maize and wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila were the two institutions in strong partnership with national programmes which developed the miracle varieties of rice and wheat that fuelled the green Revolution around the world.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), set up in 1971 (in Washington DC under the aegis of the World Bank) played a central role in Green Revolution, supporting the works of the CIMMYT and IRRI. Today, the 16 CGIAR support centres around the world generate new knowledge and farming technology for the agriculture sector. Its research products are “global public goods”, freely available to all.