61. Cafe Hayek: Norman Borlaug May 20, 2004. norman borlaug. Yesterday work.). One of the guest speakersat the dinner was norman borlaug, father of the green revolution. http://cafehayek.typepad.com/hayek/2004/05/norman_borlaug.html

hostName = '.typepad.com'; Cafe Hayek where orders emerge Links George Mason Department of Economics InvisibleHeart.com Syndicate this site (XML) Categories Books Cuba Current Affairs Education ... Main May 20, 2004 Norman Borlaug Yesterday evening, the Competitive Enterprise Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala dinner in DC. (Congratulations, Fred ! You and your colleagues at CEI do important work.) One of the guest speakers at the dinner was Norman Borlaug , father of the green revolution. It isn’t often that any of us enjoys the privilege of being in the same room with someone who has saved over a billion lives, as Mr. Borlaug has. Relatively few people recognize Mr. Borlaug’s name. Makes me think of the world as a place in which melodramatic loud-mouths thunder to and fro in the foreground while actually doing very little of any value but stealing all of the credit for civilization and its benefits. Meanwhile, in the background, millions upon millions of decent, creative people work diligently at their specialties – welding, waiting tables, writing computer code, performing orthopedic surgery, designing shopping malls, running think-tanks – each contributing to the prosperity of the rest. Some contributions are larger than others – as Dr. Borlaug’s certainly is – but even a contribution as colossal as his is quickly taken for granted, any potential notice of it submerged beneath the swagger and bellicosity of the political classes who pretend to be prosperity's source. How wrong. How arrogant.

62. The Globalization Website - Global Actors borlaug, norman E. (1914). Sources D. Paarlberg, norman borlaug Hunger Fighter,1970; DG.Johnson, The Struggle Against World Hunger,1967. LINKS http://www.emory.edu/SOC/globalization/people.html

Debates Organizations News Books ... Metasites (links to links) Data Sources Emory Links General Links Non-English ... Home GLOBAL ACTORS Borlaug, Norman E. Cardoso, Fernando Henrique Carter, Jimmy Case, Steve ... Wallerstein, Immanuel M. Borlaug, Norman E. (1914-). Plant scientist who played leading role in developing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat strains. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1942. Nobel Peace Prize for "Green Revolution,"1970. Joined Rockefeller Foundation cooperative project on wheat research and improvement in Mexico,1944. Developed new methods for crossing and testing strains; worked with farmers to implement changes. "Green Revolution" contributed to the improvement of food production in developing countries (e.g., Pakistan, India), helping nearly to double global grain yields per acre in second half of twentieth century. Since 1980s involved in African projects. Faced criticism from environmentalists for use of inorganic fertilizers. Publications include The Impact of Agricultural Research on Mexican Wheat Production Wheat Breeding and Its Impact on World Food Supply A Green Revolution Yields a Golden Harvest (1969). Sources: D. Paarlberg

63. Www.emory.edu/CARTER-CENTER/BIOS/borlaug.htm norman borlaug Museum. October 26, 2002. norman borlaug Geneticist. * *. norman borlaugachieved much of his success because he was a risk taker. In http://www.emory.edu/CARTER-CENTER/BIOS/borlaug.htm

64. Norman Earnest Borlaug - Ayn Rand & Objectivism Franklin in something less than a millennium, and whose work, according to soberestimates, has led to the saving of a billion lives norman borlaug, father of http://www.dailyobjectivist.com/Heroes/NormanBorlaug.asp

Areas of TDO Support TDO Amazon Laissez Faire General Info Search Net General News Sports Weather ... Health Popular with Objectivists Objectivist Center CATO Reason.org Free-Market.net ... Chris Sciabarra TDO Info Contact TDO TDO Policies TDO Staff More Links Connection Extrospection Spirituality Reciprocal Links Norman Earnest Borlaug "...and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves and curse their King and their God...." —Isaiah 8:21 When the earth didn't produce enough to eat, ancient man had no recourse but to pray or curse—and watch his children starve. Even at the high tide of the Enlightenment, the optimistic Benjamin Franklin could only dream that much more might be coaxed from the soil. In 1780, he wrote to Joseph Priestley: "It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the power of man over nature...Agriculture may diminish its labor and double its produce..." Meet the man who realized the hopes of Franklin in something less than a millennium, and whose work, according to sober estimates, has led to the saving of a billion lives: Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, the man who fed the world. In 1963, after twenty years of research, Dr. Borlaug's team began shipping their hybrid "Mexican Dwarf" wheat seeds to India, which was then importing one fifth of the American wheat harvest and still teetering on the edge of starvation. The new seeds soon more than doubled their yield of wheat per acre. In only five years India's annual crop surged from 12 million to 20 million tons. They now produce 70 million tons, and export wheat for the world market.

65. Norman Borlaug High Profile norman borlaug. Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity The AtlanticMonthly Billions Served Reason Magazine. norman borlaug International Forum. http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/borlaug.htm

Norwegian American Agronomist, Botanist Winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Father of the "Green Revolution" Photo courtesy of the Paula Gordon Show Links The Nobel Prize in Peace, 1970 The Nobel Foundation High Profile: Norman Borlaug Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity The Atlantic Monthly Billions Served Reason Magazine Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Oklahoma State University A Nobel Peace Prize for Food The Paula Gordon Show Norman Borlaug International Forum CLICK BELOW TO RETURN TO THE...

66. The Life Of Dr. Norman Borlaug Back The Life of Dr. norman borlaug Dr. norman borlaug, Nobel PeacePrize winner, turns 90. Working in Mexico in the mid1960s, Dr http://www.globalenvision.org/library/6/604/

Search Our Site Back The Life of Dr. Norman Borlaug Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize winner, turns 90. Working in Mexico in the mid-1960s, Dr. Norman Borlaug - a central figure in the "green revolution" - and his team developed a special breed of dwarf wheat that resisted a wide spectrum of plant pests and diseases and produced two to three times more grain than the traditional varieties. Borlaug introduced this wheat to India and Pakistan, which, after years of drought, were on the verge of famine. Wheat production quadrupled in a decade; by today that increase is tenfold. By 1974 India was self-sufficient in the production of all cereals. Pakistan progressed from harvesting 3.4 million tons of wheat annually when Borlaug arrived to around 18 million today. Dr. Borlaug subsequently introduced high-yield rice varieties that quickly spread the “Green Revolution” through most of Asia. During the last 20 years, Dr. Borlaug has been involved in Sub-Saharan African programs to revolutionize farming. As a result of his efforts, yields have been at the worst double, nearly always triple, and sometimes quadruple what the traditional practices were producing. An eclectic, pragmatic and goal-oriented scientist, Dr. Borlaug’s approach was different from that of many scientists and researchers in that it was very hands-on. His efforts to increase agricultural production usually involved the following process:

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68. A Better Earth - Norman Borlaug: A Billion Lives Saved norman borlaug A Billion Lives Saved. One would think that savinga billion lives in developing countries, winning the Nobel Peace http://www.abetterearth.org/subcategory.php/175.html

Home About Us Counterpoints Eco-innovators ... Natural Selections Free Newsletter More Info Norman Borlaug: A Billion Lives Saved One would think that saving a billion lives in developing countries, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and being regarded in many parts of the world as among the leading Americans of this age would be enough to make someone a household name within America. And yet, very few Americans would be able to say who Norman Borlaug is, leave alone list any of his groundbreaking accomplishments in solving the problems of world hunger. Borlaug, now in his late eighties, is a plant breeder who was born in Iowa, in 1914. The vast majority of his professional life has been spent living and working in the developing countries of the worldMexico, Pakistan, India, China, and most recently, regions of Africa. Borlaug's childhood home in Cresco, Iowa As Borlaug was growing up on a small farm in Cresco, Iowa, first the Depression Era, and then the Dust Bowl of the Midwest, were formative experiences. However, counter to the popular mythology about the Dust Bowl as the creation of "excessive technological resources" applied to agriculture, Borlaug surmised that it was actually the result of insufficient application of technology. He noticed that in places where techniques of high yield agriculture were being systematically applied, Dust Bowl conditions never developed with the same severity. (This was to be proven again in the Dakotas in the summer of 1988, where no Dust Bowl materialized despite severe drought conditions identical to those that triggered it earlier.)

69. ASPB - Public Affairs - Plant Biotech Issues - Norman Borlaug Cites Importance O Public Affairs PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES norman borlaug Cites Importance ofPlant Biotechnology in Fighting World Hunger See the video of the talk here. http://www.aspb.org/publicaffairs/agricultural/borlaug.cfm

CONTACT US SITE MAP SEARCH ADVERTISE ... HOME MEMBERS ONLY Benefits Resources Forums Directory ... Ecards ©2003 ASPB PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES - Norman Borlaug Cites Importance of Plant Biotechnology in Fighting World Hunger See the video of the talk here. Files are in real media format and require Free RealPlayer Basic . Note that the audio in the videos may be slightly difficult to hear at times. Video (34 kbps) The storybook journey of Norman Borlaug’s life turned a page to the American Society of Plant Biologists at its annual meeting August 3. There in Denver he wrote yet another inspirational chapter for all who came to hear. “Don’t be satisfied with mediocrity. Don’t waste the potential talent you inherited from your parents, grandparents and great-grandparents! Reach for the stars. You will not reach the stars – but with some stardust in your hands. You will be surprised at what you can accomplish for yourself, your family, community, state, nation and well-being of all humankind,” Borlaug exhorted. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Father of the Green Revolution, Borlaug spoke with experience on star reaching and other astronomical feats in plant science. He is credited with saving more lives than any person who has ever lived.

70. EVENE - Norman E. Borlaug - Biographie norman Ernest borlaug obtient le prix Nobel de la paix en 1970 pourses recherche en faveur de la Révolution verte , projet considéré par http://www.evene.fr/celebre/fiche.php?id_auteur=14771

71. Doug Grow Norman Borlaug Deserves His Day Doug Grow norman borlaug deserves his day. Doug Grow, Star TribuneMarch 25, 2004GROW0325. 16 norman borlaug World Food Prize Day. http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/4684130.html

72. Norman Borlaug norman borlaug. norman borlaug with his bust in the University of Minnesota’sborlaug Hall (COAFES, 2004). The Life of norman borlaug. (B. 25 March 1914). http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/kabernd/seminar/2004/GMbios/SP.html

*This webpage was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College* Norman Borlaug Norman Borlaug with his bust in the University of Minnesota’s Borlaug Hall (COAFES, 2004) Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota The Life of Norman Borlaug Norman Borlaug and GMOs: The Green Revolution Bibliography The Life of Norman Borlaug (B. 25 March 1914) Norman Borlaug grew up on a farm near Cresco, Iowa. He received his B.S. in forestry from the University of Minnesota in 1937, his master’s degree in plant pathology in 1939, and his doctorate in 1942 (Nobel, 2004). In 1944 Borlaug moved to Mexico to direct the Cooperative Wheat Research and Production Program. At the time, Mexico was importing much of its grain; the program sought to boost local wheat production. Borlaug spent years crossing wheat varieties and eventually produced high-yield, disease-resistant, widely adaptible dwarf wheat. By 1963 Borlaug’s wheat, growing in 95% of Mexico’s wheat lands, produced a harvest “six times the 1944 level” (COAFES, 2004). Once Mexico’s grain production was self-sufficient, Borlaug began a campaign to ship his wheat to Pakistan and India.

73. De Montfort University - Applied Science - Norman Borlaug The norman borlaug Institute. for Plant Science Research. Welcometo Home Page of The norman borlaug Institute. Nobel Peace http://www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/applied_sciences/molecular_sciences/research/nbi_

74. NORMAN BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM UNVEILED March 29, 2004. norman borlaug INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAMUNVEILED. Photos and Graphics. Dr. norman borlaug. Click for larger images. http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/AGPR/Mar2904a.htm

March 29, 2004 NORMAN BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM UNVEILED Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Photos and Graphics Click for larger images COLLEGE STATION – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced Monday the Norman Borlaug International Science and Technology Fellows Program, which will give scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs from developing countries an opportunity to learn about the U.S. agricultural system and the latest technological innovations. The Borlaug program will be open to participants worldwide, but will focus on African, South American and Asian nations. Current plans are to place about 100 fellows from developing countries in the program. "This program will honor Dr. Borlaug by promoting the transfer and adoption of new technologies to improve global food availability," Veneman said during the program's inaugural event held in Washington. "Science and technology can help raise agricultural productivity, improve food processing and marketing and address global hunger and poverty." The Borlaug program will be targeted to developing countries, offering short-term scientific training in the United States and supporting the exchange of researchers, policymakers and university faculty.

75. The Green Revolution: The Norman Borlaug Institute For Plant Science Research The NBIPSR. The Green Revolution Dr norman borlaug. In an effort to speed upthe programme norman borlaug came up with the idea of shuttle breeding . http://www.nbipsr.org/greenrev.html

!!! The Quick Navigation Menu requires Javascript activated in your browser to work. If you can see this message then Javascript is not activated ! For full functionality activate Javascript in your browser Preferences/Options !!! Navigation Menu Please select an option... NBIPSR Home Contact Us Dr Borlaug's Lecture NBI Research Publications Useful Links The NBIPSR : Towards the "Evergreen Revolution" The term "Green Revolution" was coined by William Gaud whilst Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He was describing the spectacular increases in cereal crop yields that were achieved in developing countries during the 1960s. The key to this revolution were new plant varieties which fully utilised improved fertilisers and other new agrochemicals that had become available during this period. When planted using improved irrigation and crop management techniques, these new varieties gave dramatic increases in yield. The origins of the "Green Revolution" can be traced back to the middle of the 1940s when US Vice-President Henry Wallace toured Mexico as a special ambassador. He was appalled by the state of Mexican agriculture and, upon returning to Washington, urged the Rockefeller Foundation to look at ways of helping the Mexicans. Independently, the Foundation had begun to realise that it's health improvement programmes for developing countries were pointless if those people it saved, then died of starvation or malnutrition. It was decided to send a team of four dedicated scientists to help the Mexican Agricultural Ministry. Headed by J. George Harrar the team also comprised, Dr John Niederhauser (in charge of potato improvement), Dr Edwin Wellhausen (maize improvement) and in charge of the wheat improvement programme, a young scientist from Iowa called Dr Norman Ernest Borlaug.

76. Home: The Norman Borlaug Institute For Training And Research In Plant Science Welcome to. The norman borlaug Institute For Training and Research inPlant Science. Director Professor Malcolm C. Elliott. The Institute http://www.nbipsr.org/

!!! The Quick Navigation Menu requires Javascript activated in your browser to work. If you can see this message then Javascript is not activated ! For full functionality activate Javascript in your browser Preferences/Options !!! Navigation Menu Please select an option... Contact NBIPSR Dr Borlaug's Lecture The Green Revolution NBI Research Publications Useful Links Welcome to The Norman Borlaug Institute For Training and Research in Plant Science Director: Professor Malcolm C. Elliott The Institute is named in honour of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug , "the father of the green revolution ". Dr Borlaug officially inaugurated and designated the Institute on 31st May 1997. To mark the occasion he delivered a lecture entitled "Feeding a World of 10 Billion People: the Miracle Ahead" The Norman Borlaug Institute initially comprised four centres of excellence in plant science: the UK Centre in Leicester, the Bulgarian Centre in Sofia, the Czech Centre in Prague and Olomouc, and the Chinese Centre in Beijing and Shanghai. Current developments will broaden the base of elite UK University and Research Institute support and add new Centres in India, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. The staff of the Institute are committed to developing strains of crop plants that require low inputs of chemicals and have a low environmental-impact, that give high yields of high quality produce. Such crops will be necessary to satisfy the need for efficient, sustainable agricultural production both in developed and emerging countries in the 21st century. In addition to the staff in the main centres, The Norman Borlaug Institute scientists benefit from their association with the members of the International Advisory Board, who are based at other institutions worldwide.

77. TCS: Tech Central Station - Stormin' Norman the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner and a far better expresident than president,but, when it comes to saving lives, no one can compete with norman borlaug. http://www.techcentralstation.com/102502A.html

HOME James K. Glassman Host, TCS Email Author Biographical related articles Prizes and Prices From Jo'burg to Des Moines Fuel for the Fire 'Better Dead Than Fed'? ... Where's the Beef? articles by author Bring Your Money Home That's Nifty The Party of Life Why Stocks Don't Stink ... Investing Small Pox? Font Size: Stormin' Norman By James K. Glassman Published E-Mail Bookmark Print Save UMD DES MOINES - Not to take anything away from Jimmy Carter, the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner and a far better ex-president than president, but, when it comes to saving lives, no one can compete with Norman Borlaug. Norman who? Borlaug is one of the great humanitarians of the 20th Century - and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for a lifetime of work feeding a hungry world. The breeds of wheat he developed - with strong disease resistance, high yield potential and the ability to withstand poor growing conditions - led the "Green Revolution" that saved literally hundreds of millions of lives in developing nations that were prone to terrible famines. That was 32 years ago, and Borlaug, at age 88, is still alive and kicking. Among other things, he's kicking the hysterics who are trying these days to thwart the development of genetically modified (GM) foods, which can feed the poor, improve the health of practically everyone, boost the economies of developing nations and diminish environmental damage caused by many current agricultural techniques.

78. DuPont.com: Norman Borlaug/DuPont Scholarship To Benefit Tuskegee Biosciences S norman borlaug/DuPont Scholarship to Benefit Tuskegee Biosciences Students.WILMINGTON, Del., December 15, 2000 —. Dr. norman borlaug. http://www.dupont.com/corp/news/releases/2000/nr12_15_00.html

Advanced Search News Releases DuPont Daily News News Releases Product News Year at a Glance ... Upcoming Events Norman Borlaug/DuPont Scholarship to Benefit Tuskegee Biosciences Students Dr. Norman Borlaug DuPont today announced the Norman Borlaug /DuPont Scholarship Program at Tuskegee University in Alabama. DuPont's Center for Collaborative Research and Education will provide $100,000 over a three-year period to support undergraduate and graduate students in the biosciences. The focus of this scholarship program will be on student education and training in the biosciences and the use of a variety of research tools, including biotechnology, to benefit developing countries. Dr. Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work reversing food shortages in India and Pakistan by teaching the techniques of high-yield agriculture. His work also sparked the Green Revolution. DuPont is the initial investor in Norman Borlaug University , an Internet-based life-long learning company for agriculture and the food system. Tuskegee University is nationally and internationally recognized for maintaining an outstanding track record in teaching, research, and outreach. Tuskegee is a leading producer of African-American engineers and scientists. Its research and development centers have formed successful relationship with public and private sector partners. The Tuskegee graduate scholarships will be part of their SOFSEC/SABRAD/SACUC* Twelve State Biotechnology Education and Outreach Program and the Thurgood Marshall Program.

79. Norman Borlaug Bio York Lecturer Series. Inaugural York Lecturer Biographical Sketch Dr. norman E.borlaug Senior Scientist Emeritus, Rockefeller Foundation, 1970 Nobel Laureate. http://yorklecture.ifas.ufl.edu/Borlaug.htm

UF/IFAS Home York Lecturer Home York Lecturer Series Inaugural York Lecturer Biographical Sketch: Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Senior Scientist Emeritus, Rockefeller Foundation, 1970 Nobel Laureate "World Hunger: What to Do?" Dr. Norman E. Borlaug stands with a select few at the pinnacle of a research and teaching profession dedicated to the alleviation of world hunger and suffering. His visit and lecture are an appropriate way to inaugurate the York Distinguished Lecturer Series, particularly with the world focus on famine in Ethiopia and the population explosion in Africa. Norman E. Borlaug was born in Cresco, Iowa in 1914. He received a B.S. in forestry from the University of Minnesota in 1937. After three years with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Massachusetts, he returned to the University of Minnesota where he received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology in 1940 and 1941. Borlaug served as an instructor while he was a graduate student at Minnesota. From 1942 and 1944, he worked as a microbiologist for E.I. Dupont and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, where he conducted research on agricultural chemicals.

80. Norman Borlaug: Forgotten Benefactor Of Humanity -- Center For Global Food Issue norman borlaug, the agronomist whose discoveries sparked the Green Revolution,has saved literally millions of lives, yet he is hardly a household name. http://www.highyieldconservation.org/articles/forgotten_benefactor.html

La declaración en el español A declaração em Portugese Déclaration en français Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity Norman Borlaug, the agronomist whose discoveries sparked the Green Revolution, has saved literally millions of lives, yet he is hardly a household name. The Atlantic Monthly By Gregg Easterbrook January 1997 Borlaug is an eighty-two-year-old plant breeder who for most of the past five decades has lived in developing nations, teaching the techniques of high-yield agriculture. He received the Nobel in 1970 , primarily for his work in reversing the food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960s. Perhaps more than anyone else, Borlaug is responsible for the fact that throughout the postwar era, except in sub-Saharan Africa, global food production has expanded faster than the human population, averting the mass starvations that were widely predicted for example, in the 1967 best seller Famine 1975! The form of agriculture that Borlaug preaches may have prevented a billion deaths. Yet although he has led one of the century's most accomplished lives, and done so in a meritorious cause, Borlaug has never received much public recognition in the United States, where it is often said that the young lack heroes to look up to. One reason is that Borlaug's deeds are done in nations remote from the media spotlight: the Western press covers tragedy and strife in poor countries, but has little to say about progress there. Another reason is that Borlaug's mission to cause the environment to produce significantly more food has come to be seen, at least by some securely affluent commentators, as perhaps better left undone. More food sustains human population growth, which they see as antithetical to the natural world.

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