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title: "7 Feed Billion Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Feed Billion quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Feed Billion sayings and thoughts."
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> [There are 6.6 billion people on the planet today. With organic farming we could only feed four billion of them. Which two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-borlaug/there-are-6-6-billion-people-on-the-planet-today-with-organic-farming/)

[Norman Borlaug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-borlaug/)

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> [This is a basic problem, to feed 6.6 billion people. Without fertilizer, forget it. The game is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-borlaug/this-is-a-basic-problem-to-feed-6-6-billion-people-without-fertilizer/)

[Norman Borlaug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-borlaug/)

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> [“You need to take a step back from the problem in order to see it in global perspective. At present there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-quinn/you-need-to-take-a-step-back-from-the-problem-in-order-to-see-it-in/)

[Daniel Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-quinn/)

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> [Even if you could use all the organic material that you have--the animal manures, the human waste, the plant residues--and get them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-borlaug/even-if-you-could-use-all-the-organic-material-that-you-have-the/)

[Norman Borlaug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-borlaug/)

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> [We are 6.6 billion people now. We can only feed 4 billion. I don't see 2 billion volunteers to disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-borlaug/we-are-6-6-billion-people-now-we-can-only-feed-4-billion-i-don-t-see/)

[Norman Borlaug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-borlaug/)

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> [The UN special envoy on food called it a 'crime against humanity' to funnel 100 million tons of grain and corn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-safran-foer/the-un-special-envoy-on-food-called-it-a-crime-against-humanity-to/)

[Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/)

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> [We need to start thinking about the Future of Food if we are going to feed 9 billion people in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/we-need-to-start-thinking-about-the-future-of-food-if-we-are-going-to/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

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