Institution: IRRI
![Black and white image of "agronomistos", harvesting rice in a field.](https://s30471.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/008_323-Mexico-Rice-600-500x500.jpg)
1940s
1950s
1960s
Photo Essay: Mexico and the Launch of the Green Revolution
One foundation’s program in Mexico created the blueprint for ending hunger worldwide.
![Photo of crop-drying site in Nigeria. The one story building is located under palm trees.](https://s30471.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Photo-of-Treshing-and-Crop-Drying-Building-on-Site-unknown-RF-Photos-FA003-S115-B-22-F603-1970_se-500x500.jpg)
1960s
The Rockefeller and Ford Foundations Navigate Civil War in Nigeria
What happened to a massive agricultural development program when war broke out?