"**In 1960, [[Mexican]] farmers could expect a wheat yield of 1.5 tonnes per hectare. Today, with the improved varieties of wheat that [[Borlaug]] unlocked, they can get 5.5 tonnes per hectare**. Crop yields more than tripled, and [[Mexico]] went from being a net importer of wheat to a net exporter. Once dependent on other countries, they could now grow more than they’d ever need to feed themselves. ([Location 2543](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2543))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[growth]], [[farming]], [[technology]], [[food-security]], [[food-production]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]],