Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist and plant pathologist widely known as the father of the Green Revolution. After earning a PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942, he spent most of his career in Mexico, beginning in 1944 with the Cooperative Wheat Research Program and later directing the International Wheat Improvement Program at CIMMYT, where he developed high-yielding, disease-resistant semi-dwarf wheat varieties. His work made Mexico self-sufficient in wheat by 1963, and when the new varieties were introduced to Pakistan and India between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields in those countries nearly doubled, dramatically improving food security across South Asia. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the Green Revolution and is credited with helping prevent starvation for more than a billion people worldwide, one of only a handful of people to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
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on his grandparents' farm in Saude in 1914
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Borlaug died of lymphoma at the age of 95, on September 12, 2009, in his Dallas home.
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was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution
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(1914-03-25)March 25, 1914
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September 12, 2009(2009-09-12) (aged 95)
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Born: Norman Ernest Borlaug
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Why is Norman Borlaug called the father of the Green Revolution?
He developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties and led their introduction to Mexico, Pakistan and India, and won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.
Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to large increases in agricultural production, termed the Green Revolution. Working in Mexico with CIMMYT, he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. He led their introduction, with modern production techniques, to Mexico, Pakistan and India. Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963, and between 1965 and 1970 wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.
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