Scroll Explains Video: The ‘miracle rice’ that saved millions of Indians from going hungry in the 1960s The IR8 rice, developed in the Philippines, kick-started the Green Revolution for much of the developing world. Ramakrishnan M Nov 21, 2017 · 05:51 pm Play Video Editor: Anmol Kanojia We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. Rice India Green Revolution Hunger Food Agriculture