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Norman Borlaug on The World Food Prize

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Dr. Norman Borlaug, an Iowa native who grew up on a farm in Cresco, dreamt of ending world hunger. In the 1940s and 50s, he developed successive generations of wheat that enabled impoverished farmers to harvest more grain from fewer acres. This "high-yield" agriculture, as it came to be known, is credited with keeping starvation at bay for millions of people in Third World countries. Dr. Borlaug's humanitarian efforts earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.

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Post Date: October 17, 2007


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