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Norman Borlaug

(1914–2009) University Teacher

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Norman Borlaug was an university teacher, best known for La revolución verde, paz y humanidad.

Quick Facts About Norman Borlaug

Born: March 25, 1914
Died: September 12, 2009
Profession: University Teacher
Notable works: La revolución verde, paz y humanidad

About Norman Borlaug

Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Norman Borlaug · Page 2

To this day, I enjoy nature, the luxury of undisturbed wilderness, forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and deserts and their wildlife. But I…

Danger

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Almost certainly, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all…

Adequate

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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.

Billions

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The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.

Civilization

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Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability…

Adam

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Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists. They've…

Back home

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I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers…

Farmers

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