The father of the Green Revolution did something greater than feed people: He enabled them to feed themselves. On the 110th anniversary of his birth, Norman Borlaug’s name may be unknown to most of the public. But few Americans achieved so much. bostonglobe.com/2024/03/26/opi…
“Yet were you to stop 1,000 people at random on the street and ask them about Borlaug, odds are 998 of them wouldn’t know his name” - oh! Listen up then youtu.be/_1xpJo1Ouas?si…
@AgBioWorld @scottlincicome Arch nemesis of Paul Ehrlich. Also, total badass.
@AgBioWorld @dale_wen Whoop! TAMU 1984-2009. What a great Man!!
@AgBioWorld When Borlaug started his work, there were 3 billion people on the planet. Now their are 8 billion. Our consumption of fossil fuels, in part to feed ourselves, has fueled global warming. 1/
@AgBioWorld Add George Washington Carver to that short list. Both men selflessly did so much for the USA.