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Father of Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, Dies at 95

Posted by timothy on from the a-billion-here-a-billion-there dept.

countincognito writes "Norman Borlaug, a genuinely remarkable man and the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died of cancer at his Dallas home aged 95. His life's work on developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops has been credited with having saved an estimated one billion people from famine, and one billion hectares of forest and rainforest from being cleared for agricultural production."

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  1. Thomas Malthus called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    He wants his theory back.

  2. Re:Now we know who to blame for... by jcr · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why is this the first line of attack anytime the subject of overpopulation comes up?

    It's my way of conveying how irritating you are. Truth to tell, I'd be happy to see you check out even if we already had a steady population.

    -jcr

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  3. Re:Just delayed the inevitable by plopez · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not true. See Mormons, Catholics and some other religous groups who are in wealthy developed nations and yet maintain high birth rates.

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    putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
  4. Re:Now we know who to blame for... by poliscipirate · · Score: 3, Funny

    Touche. First time contributor, long time lurker. =D

  5. Re:Not a great man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "we would have to reduce the world population by a factor of 4 in order"

    Since a factor of 1 would wipe out all of the population, the factor of 4 seems a bit of over kill.