Tag Archives: Norman Borlaug

This picture is taken from  the Dallas Observer News Blog. It’s a rather famous autographed picture of Norman from his younger days working/researching in the fields. <borlaug-young.gif> or <http://www.agbioworld.org/images/borlaug-young.gif>

The man in the picture, the agricultural scientist Dr. Norman Borlaug, died on September 13, 2009 at the age of  95. It was Dr. Borlaug’s work in creating high-yield crop varieties and improving agriculture in the Third World–in villages across Mexico, India, Africa and countless others–that brought him the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Padma Vibhusham, India’s second highest civilian honor.

He spent his life fighting famine in developing nations. He is often referred to as the father of the “green revolution” and credited with saving 1 billion lives from famine. His contributions, though forgotten (or often not even realized) in developed nations, will continue to have ever-lasting effects for lifetimes to come all over the world; particularly in such developing nations which comprise South Asia.