The high-yield seeds of the Green Revolution were not only developed but often marketed by state-financed agricultural institutions.

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The green revolution, which spread enabling technologies of high-yield agriculture across the planet, resulted in doubling of grain production.

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Conoco offers a solid 4.2 percent yield, and is the lone supermajor in the green year-to-date.

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