Norman Borlaug
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Norman Borlaug was an American biologist who developed high-yield crop varieties and farming techniques that dramatically increased food production worldwide, particularly in Asia and Africa during the mid-20th century. His work is credited with preventing widespread famine and saving hundreds of millions of lives, making him one of the most influential agricultural scientists in history.
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- 1914
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- 2009
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- Variation and variability of Fusarium lini
- La revolución verde, paz y humanidad
- Norman Borlaug on world hunger
- Wheat in the Third World
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Norman Ernest Borlaug (/ˈbɔːrlɔːɡ/; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) 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.
Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position with CIMMYT in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations.
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