The Green Revolution refers to the transformation of agriculture that begins in 1943 in the developing world, and leads in some places to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s.

The associated transformation has continued as the result of programs of agricultural research, extension, and infrastructural development, instigated and largely funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, along with the Ford Foundation and other major agencies.

The consensus among some agronomists is that the Green Revolution has allowed food production to keep pace with worldwide population growth.

The Green Revolution has had major social and ecological impacts, and with multi-million dollar backing from organizations including the Gates Foundation, the deployment of Green Revolution policies will continue for some time.The term "Green Revolution" is first used in 1968 by former USAID director William Gaud, who, notesingthe spread of the new technologies , says, "These and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution.

It is not a violent Red Revolution like that of the Soviets, nor is it a White Revolution like that of the Shah of Iran.

I call it the Green Revolution."