Location: Mexico

A grayscale photograph showing 25-kilogram sacks of corn seeds lined up in neat rows. Partial view of stacked sacks of corn and Chevrolet trucks from the '60s visible in the background.
1940s 1950s 1960s

The Rockefeller Foundation’s Mexican Agriculture Program, 1943-1965

The Rockefeller Foundation’s first intensive agriculture endeavor is now credited with launching the global transformation known as the “Green Revolution.”

Black and white image of "agronomistos", harvesting rice in a field.
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.

Black and white image of a group of men standing in front of vechicles. Men on the left side of the image stand in front of a truck with a chalk board speaking towards the men on the right side of the photo. Men on the right side, standing in front of a car, are taking notes.

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  • Date: February 28, 1964
  • Creator: Neil MacLellan
  • Repository: Rockefeller Archive Center
  • https://resource.rockarch.org/national-school-of-agriculture-1964/