The purpose of this help center is to help you build Google Ads campaigns that align with our advertising policies listed below. We want to support a healthy digital advertising ecosystem-one that is trustworthy and transparent, and works for users, advertisers, and publishers. If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his Wikipedia entry. "Borlaug's life and achievement are testimony to the far-reaching contribution that one man's towering intellect, persistence and scientific vision can make to human peace and progress." Long before we called it science, people were selecting the best breeds." Says that GM crops are not inherently dangerous because "we've been genetically modifying plants and animals for a long time. 2005 - states "we will have to double the world food supply by 2050." Argues that genetically modified crops are the only way we can meet the demand, as we run out of arable land. 1984 - becomes a distinguished professor at Texas A&M University 1983 - helps seven African countries dramatically increase their maize and sorghum yields 1962 - Visits Delhi and brings his high-yielding strains of wheat to the Indian subcontinent in time to help mitigate mass starvation due to a rapidly expanding population It goes on to provide 95% of Mexico's wheat. 1953 - crosses a short, sturdy dwarf breed of wheat with a high-yeidling American breed, creating a strain that responds well to fertalizer. 1945 - Discovers a way to grown wheat twice each season, doubling wheat yields Over the next 16 years, his team breeds 6,000 different strains of disease resistent wheat - including different varieties for each major climate on Earth. 1944 - Rejects a 100% salary increase from Dupont, leaves behind his pregnant wife, and flies to Mexico to head a new plant pathology program. Instead, the military asked his lab to work on waterproof glue, DDT to control malaria, disenfectants, and other applied science. 1941 - Tries to enroll in the military after the Pearl Harbor attack, but is rejected. Inspired by Elvin Charles Stakman, he returns to school study under Stakman, who teaches him about breeding pest-resistent plants. 1938 - Marries wife of 69 years Margret Gibson. 1937 - Finishes university and takes a job in the US Forestry Service Works in the Civilian Conservation Corps, helping starving Americans.
1935 - Has to stop school and save up more money. 1933 - Leaves his family's farm to attend the University of Minnesota, thanks to a Depression era program known as the "National Youth Administration"
Norman Borlaug, second from left, trains biologists in Mexico on how to increase wheat yields - part of his life-long war on hunger. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode charactersĭr. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below.
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