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Greener revolutions for all

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To ensure global food security for all, the adoption of crop improvement technologies is no longer just an option—it is an imperative.

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Figure 1: For wheat and rice there was a boost in the annual rate of yield gain in the 1970s and 1980s, associated with the green revolution, but there has been a major decline in the rate of gain since then in both developing and industrial countries.

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