“The Green Revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world.”
-Norman Ernest Borlaug
Borlaug believed that food is the moral right of all who are born into the world. Through his own life experiences and emotional connections, he was able to cultivate his passion for science and become an influential and important leader that would leave a deep-rooted legacy behind.
The Green Revolution was a large series of agricultural improvements that lead to a faster food production rate and started the process of reversing the global food crisis. Norman Borlaug was the father of this revolution and the leader of the team that developed a type of wheat that was more hardy. This technology spread throughout different countries, resulting in a more sustained population and a way of providing enough food for starving families in developing countries was born. Despite the positives, there is a lot of debate about the impacts of genetically modified organisms, and whether or not they are the root of growing health problems.
Norman Borlaug’s legacy was responsible for kickstarting the Green Revolution that caused important advancements in the modern food industry by changing the way food is farmed, augmenting crop yields with the aid of genetically modified organisms, and developing technology that combats the global food crisis.
The Green Revolution was a large series of agricultural improvements that lead to a faster food production rate and started the process of reversing the global food crisis. Norman Borlaug was the father of this revolution and the leader of the team that developed a type of wheat that was more hardy. This technology spread throughout different countries, resulting in a more sustained population and a way of providing enough food for starving families in developing countries was born. Despite the positives, there is a lot of debate about the impacts of genetically modified organisms, and whether or not they are the root of growing health problems.
Norman Borlaug’s legacy was responsible for kickstarting the Green Revolution that caused important advancements in the modern food industry by changing the way food is farmed, augmenting crop yields with the aid of genetically modified organisms, and developing technology that combats the global food crisis.