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As the Father of the Green Revolution, he is the person who probably saved the most human lives in all of history. You would think that Borlaug's accomplishments would would occupy whole chapters in history books. Borlaug died at age 95 back in 2009. ...
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Noel Vietmeyer’s Our Daily Bread, a gripping, touching, meticulously researched biography of Norman Borlaug, the plant breeder known as the Father of the Green Revolution, accurately portrays the kind of nobility, idealism and courage epitomized by...
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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, receiving Xi at the headquarters of the World Food Prize named after anti-hunger leader Norman Borlaug, called for the two countries to work together to boost food production in poorer nations. "We have a...
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Photo by Todd Post/Bread for the World. "The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all [hu]mankind." This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the original publisher. ...
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In 1970, when Borlaug got his prize for postponing the onset of famine for 40 years, the world’s population was 3.7 billion. Today, it is seven billion. The U.S. Census Bureau expects only two billion more in the next 34 years, and we might actually...
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In 1970, when Borlaug got his prize for postponing the onset of famine for 40 years, the world’s population was 3.7 billion. Today, it is 7 billion. The US Census Bureau expects only two billion more in the next 34 years, and we might actually...
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In 1970, when Borlaug got his prize, the world's population was 3.7 billion. Today, it is seven billion. The U.S. Census Bureau expects only two billion more in the next 34 years, and we might stabilize the population by the end of the century - but we...
About Norman Borlaug
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Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25, 1914) is an American agronomist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution. Borlaug is one of five people in history to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He is also an awardee of the Padma Vibhushan,... Full Article
