History of norman borlaug

American agronomist and Nobel Laureate (–)

Norman Ernest Borlaug (; March 25, &#;&#; September 12, )^[2] was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.

Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards.^[3]

Borlaug received his B.S.

in forestry in and PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in He took up an agricultural research position with CIMMYT in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties.^[4][1] During the midth century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India.

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