When the Nobel Peace Prize Committee designated me... -Norman Borlaug

When the Nobel Peace Prize Committee designated me the recipient of the 1970 award for my contribution to the 'green revolution,' they were in effect, I believe, selecting an individual to symbolize the vital role of agriculture and food production in a world that is hungry, both for bread and for peace.

Norman Borlaug , Scientist
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When the Nobel Peace Prize Committee designated me the recipient of the 1970 award for my contribution to the 'green revolution,' they were in effect,...
We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity ...
When wheat is ripening properly, when the wind is blowing across the field, you can hear the beards of the wheat rubbing together. They sound like the...
It's a free society. But don't tell the world that we can feed the present population without chemical fertilizer. That's when this misinformation bec...
Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind....
If people want to believe that the organic food has better nutritive value, it's up to them to make that foolish decision. But there's absolutely no r...
Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world....
Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply....
Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists....

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