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Norman Borlaug is widely credited as the "Father of the Green Revolution." It is estimated that his breakthrough advancements in agronomy saved upwards of one billion lives. For his efforts, he was presented the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He is one of only five people in all of history to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. More can be found at http://www.worldfoodprize.org/about/borlaug.htm Norman Borlaug is widely credited as the "Father of the Green Revolution." It is estimated that his breakthrough advancements in agronomy saved upwards of one billion lives. For his efforts, he was presented the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He is one of only five people in all of history to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. More can be found at http://www.worldfoodprize.org/about/borlaug.htm
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What is third green revolution?
Start again
What is the duration of How to Start a Revolution?
The duration of How to Start a Revolution is 1.42 hours.
Did napoleon start the french revolution?
No, Napolean did not start the French Revolution, he came after.
When did the Norman conquest start and end?
1066 when the king died
What time did the french revolution start?
The French revolution formally started in 1789
Whose efforts in Mexico helped start the Green Revolution?
Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 - September 12, 2009) helped start the Green Revolution in Mexico.
How do you use green revolution in a sentence?
the once green tree caught fire, signalling the start of revolution
What is third green revolution?
Start again
With which crop the green revolution start?
Wheat
What was the main reason it started?
The Beginning of the Green RevolutionThe University of Minnesota College of Ag, Food and Environemental SciencesAfter 10 years of wheat breeding, Borlaug had plants that resisted rust and other diseases. Because they were insensitive to the length of daylight, they had the potential to grow in a wide variety of climates. Borlaug had gotten two thirds of the pieces he needed for the science of the green revolution. What was missing was a wheat plant that responded well to fertilizer.To dramatically increase yields grown on Third World lands, drained of nutrients from centuries of farming, fertilizer was required. But traditional wheat varieties, even Borlaug's disease-resistant strains, tended to collapse under heavy fertilization. The extra grains in the head toppled the long, thin stalks. Borlaug searched for a shorter, stronger stalk; in 1961 he found it in a Japanese semi-dwarf variety called Norin.Crossing his hybrid wheat with Norin resulted in disease-resistant, widely adaptable wheat that grew like little bushes. Not only did Norin provide a sturdier stalk, it tillered - sending up multiple stalks from its base. This meant more heads of wheat per plant. And with heavy fertilization, those heads grew fat with grain.By 1963, 95 percent of Mexico's wheat lands grew the new semi-dwarf seeds of the green revolution. The result: a harvest six times the 1944 level, the year Borlaug arrived in Mexico.Even Borlaug had trouble believing the adaptability of the new seed. Test plots around the world began to show similarly dramatic gains in yield. Climates from Sweden to Argentina would prove acceptable to the new seed. Borlaug had more than accomplished the goal of the Mexican project. Mexico was not only self-sufficient in wheat, it had grain to export. Mexican farmers, who a few years earlier didn't know how to use fertilizer, became international seed dealers, supplying the green revolution in other countries.Using the semi-dwarf seed, Pakistan became self-sufficient in wheat within three years. National animosity helped the cause in this case. Pakistan ordered its first big shipment of seed less than a year after its archrival, India, became committed to the green revolution.Between 1965 and 1972 the green revolution more than doubled India's wheat production, making it the third largest producer in the world. Side benefits included new fertilizer plants and tractor factories. In one year, village cooperatives sand 200,000 wells to tap India's plentiful groundwater.The revolution needed trained workers, and Borlaug proposed a training program "in the new aggressive approach to modern agronomy." More than 20 nations sent young agronomists to Borlaug's program in Mexico. Politics made no difference in this revolution. Russians learned along with Poles, Israelis along with Turks. To make sure his "wheat apostles," as they were sometimes called, had the right stuff, Borlaug would start them with back-bending labor 12 hours a day in the fields.It was common for young agronomists from developing countries to view themselves as an elite. They much preferred the idea of writing reports in air-conditioned offices to working with sweating peasant farmers. Borlaug's first young Mexican assistants insisted on wearing suits into the fields. The tasks Borlaug set them quickly turned the suits into rags. Khaki work clothes and baseball caps became the uniform of the green revolutionaries. While working like the small farmers they were to help, they learned Borlaug's techniques for fertilization, wheat breeding, and soil analysis
What religion was Norman Borlaug?
Most likely a Christian as in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech he quoted the Bible 5 times nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-lecture.html Wikipedia article says his grandparents helped start the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug He served for 6 years as a trustee for the Christian non-profit organization Bread for the World: bread.org/press-room/releases/norman-borlaug.html blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/hunger_food_cri/ The current president of Bread for the World, Rev. Dr. David Beckman, conducted his funeral: myharlingennews.com/?p=2888
Why did the norman conquest start?
1066
What is the duration of How to Start a Revolution?
The duration of How to Start a Revolution is 1.42 hours.
Did napoleon start the french revolution?
No, Napolean did not start the French Revolution, he came after.
When was How to Start a Revolution created?
How to Start a Revolution was created on 2011-09-18.
When did Norman bridwell start writing books?
1962
What position was roger sherman at the start of the revolution?
at the start of the revolution, he was a superior court judge
