A father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug would have been - TopicsExpress



          

A father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug would have been 99 years old today. In honor of his lifelong quest to bring the fruits of research to farmers around the world, Science is providing free access for 3 weeks to a feature story about his life and work. Improvising in an abandoned field station in Mexico, Borlaug developed new varieties of wheat that could resist a devastating fungal disease—clashing with bureaucrats along the way. The wheat proved crucial to preventing famine in Asia, where it fed hundreds of millions of people. news.sciencemag.org/people-events/2013/03/scienceshot-remembering-man-who-saved-millions +Like+Follow+Share (via Peachie) https://facebook/PeopleDoingBetter
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:29:31 +0000

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