Between the 1960s and the 1980s, the Green Revolution transformed agriculture around the globe, with world grain production increasing significantly (between 70% and 390% for wheat and 60% to 150% for rice, depending on geographic area) as world population doubled.
bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ðə ɡɹˈiːn ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɡlˈoʊb, wɪð wˈɜːld ɡɹˈeɪn pɹədˈʌkʃən ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɛvənti pɚsˈɛnt ænd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt fɔːɹ wˈiːt ænd sˈɪksti pɚsˈɛnt tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti pɚsˈɛnt fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪs, dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ˌɔn dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk ˈɛɹiə æz wˈɜːld pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən dˈʌbəld.