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Rockefeller Foundation

The entrance to the Rockefeller Foundation building is illuminated at night, showcasing its grand columns and lit windows.

The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private philanthropy established in 1913 by Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. Throughout the twentieth century, it heavily funded global public health and scientific initiatives. The foundation financed the Mexican Agricultural Program in the 1940s, providing the financial backing and research infrastructure that allowed agronomists to develop the high-yield crop varieties that drove the global increase in food production.

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