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  22   02 Sustainable agricultural systems   Improving productivity   The Green Revolution that began in 1945 transformed agriculture through the  introduction and expansion of technology in certain parts of the world. Farm  productivity benefitted greatly as the Green Revolution focused on developing  improved crop varieties, together with crop protection products, irrigation  projects and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer to successfully alleviate hunger in  many areas.   Over the past 20 years a  ton of corn can be grown  using 37% less land Yields grew dramatically in many regions while limiting the expansion of  cultivated land. Global production of the major crops corn, soybean, wheat   and rice has more than tripled since 1960. During that time, yields for rice   have more than doubled and those of wheat have increased by around 160%. Global production of  corn, soybean, wheat  and rice more than tripled  since 1960 Cereal* yields tons per hectare (t/ha) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Developed countries East Asia&Pacific Latin America &Caribbean South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa * Barley, buckwheat, canary seed, fonio, corn, millet, mixed grain, oats, quinoa, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale, wheat and other cereals Source: FAO 

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