Concerns that an increasingly overpopulated and hungry world would lead to uprisings and social chaos echoed both in 1960s popular press and official policy briefings. Hunger, explained as national security threat and social destabilizer, had the power, experts argued, to tilt a precariously balanced Cold War globe.  This talk examines how Latin America, specifically Mexico, became the essential cog in solutions to end global hunger. Despite this, in narratives of the Green Revolution Mexico has held a passive role. By centering the story on Latin America this talk pushes us to question known narratives and examine why historical erasures happen. Additionally, by turning back to the region this talk will show how solutions crafted for export left their mark on Latin America's land, water, and communities that ultimately did not benefit from them.