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.
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- Born in
- Cresco
- Educated at
- University of Minnesota
- Awards
- 🏆 Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Nobel Peace Prize🏆 Congressional Gold Medal🏆 National Medal of Science
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Trending topics shown first"Some of the environmental lobbyists of the western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists. They have never experienced the physical sensation of hunger. They do their lobbyin…"
"There can be no permanent progress in the battle against hunger until the agencies that fight for increased food production and those that fight for population control unite in a common effort."
"I now say that the world has the technology – either available or well advanced in the research pipeline – to feed on a sustainable basis a population of 10 billion people. The more pertinent question…"
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