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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. 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+
  2. Re:Now we know who to blame for... by poliscipirate · · Score: 3, Funny

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