Editing Green Revolution (section)

===Start in India===

{{See also|Green Revolution in India|Farming systems in India}}

In 1961, [[Norman Borlaug]] was invited to India by the adviser to the [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Indian Minister of Agriculture]] Dr. [[M. S. Swaminathan]]. Despite bureaucratic hurdles imposed by India's grain monopolies, the Ford Foundation and Indian government collaborated to import wheat seed from the [[International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center]] (CIMMYT). The state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] was selected by the Indian government to be the first site to try the new crops because of its reliable water supply, the presence of Indus plains which make it one of the most fertile plains on earth, and a history of agricultural success. India began its own Green Revolution program of plant breeding, irrigation development, and financing of agrochemicals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/releases/news.asp?idnews=532 |title=Newsroom: News Releases |publisher=CGIAR |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626212555/http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/releases/news.asp?idnews=532 |archive-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

India soon adopted IR8 rice<!--introduced in section above-->.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38156350 |title=IR8: The miracle rice which saved millions of lives |last=Rowlatt |first=Justin |date=2016-12-01 |newspaper=BBC News |access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref> In 1968, Indian agronomist [[Surajit Kumar De Datta|S.K. De Datta]] published his findings that IR8 rice yielded about 5 tons per hectare with no fertilizer, and almost 10 tons per hectare under optimal conditions. This was 10 times the yield of traditional rice.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=De Datta |first1=S. K. |last2=Tauro |first2=A. C. |last3=Balaoing |first3=S. N. |title=Effect of Plant Type and Nitrogen Level on the Growth Characteristics and Grain Yield of Indica Rice in the Tropics 1 |journal=Agronomy Journal |date=November 1968 |volume=60 |issue=6 |pages=643–647 |doi=10.2134/agronj1968.00021962006000060017x |bibcode=1968AgrJ...60..643D }}</ref> IR8 was a success throughout Asia and dubbed the "Miracle Rice". IR8 was also developed into [[Semi-dwarf IR36]].

In the 1960s, rice yields in India were about two tons per hectare; by the mid-1990s, they had risen to 6 tons per hectare. In the 1970s, rice cost about $550 a ton; in 2001, it cost under $200 a ton.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Barta | first=Patrick |title=Feeding Billions, A Grain at a Time | newspaper=The Wall Street Journal | page=A1 | date=28 July 2007 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118556810848880619}}</ref> India became one of the world's most successful rice producers, and is now a major rice exporter, shipping nearly 4.5&nbsp;million tons in 2006.{{cn|date=October 2023}}