"[[Borlaug]]’s work didn’t stop there. He was soon in [[South Asia]], where [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] experienced the same results as [[Mexico]]: stubborn crop yields suddenly skyrocketed. "**In 1960, they were achieving less than one tonne per hectare. Now they produced more than three tonnes**. This transformative change in how crops were produced across the world was later called the ‘Green Revolution’, and [[Norman Borlaug]] received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his work in 1970. ([Location 2546](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2546))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[food-production]], [[technology]], [[growth]], [[statistics]], [[food-security]], [[farming]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]