 Norman Borlaug was invited to India by the adviser to the Indian minister of agriculture Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.Despite bureaucratic hurdles imposed by India's grain monopolies, the Ford Foundation and Indian government collaborated to import wheat seed from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).Punjab was selected by the Indian government to be the first site to try the new crops because of its reliable water supply and a history of agricultural success.