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The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These changes in agriculture began in developed countries in the early 20th century and spread globally until the late 1980s. [ 3 ]
Following the Mexican Revolution, a ten-year civil war, Mexico made significant progress in science and technology. During the 20th century, new universities, such as the National Polytechnical Institute , Monterrey Institute of Technology and research institutes, such as those at the National Autonomous University of Mexico , were established ...
As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. [5] Borlaug is often called "the father of the Green Revolution", [6] [7] and is credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation.
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Anti-graffiti coating (Deletum 3000): developed in the early 2000s at UNAM’s Applied Physics and Advanced Technology Centre in Querétaro Mexico. Earthquake Resistant Foundations: invented by engineer Manuel González Flores in 1945. Continuous-flow intersections were first invented by Mexican engineer Francisco Mier. [24]
The Plan of Ayala (Spanish: Plan de Ayala) was a document drafted by revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution. [1] In it, Zapata denounced President Francisco Madero for his perceived betrayal of the revolutionary ideals embodied in Madero's Plan de San Luis Potosí , and set out his vision of land reform. [ 2 ]
The automotive industry in Mexico had already been established shortly after the end of the military phase of the Mexican Revolution, with Buick and Ford Motor Company bringing production to Mexico in 1921 and 1925 respectively. With a growing middle class consumer market for such expensive consumer goods, the industrial base of Mexico expanded ...
Nationalist Front of Mexico: 1937–present: National Synarchist Union: Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus: Former 1905-1918: Mexican Liberal Party: Other 1994–present: Zapatista Army of National Liberation: 1996–present: Popular Revolutionary Army: 2009–2014: Práxedis G. Guerrero Autonomous Cells of Immediate ...