NORMAN BORLAUG SHOWING THE RESULTS OF WHEAT BREEDING EXPERIMENTS, WHICH WERE KEY TO THE GREEN REVOLUTION
FIGURE 7.11 Borlaug’s work at hunger relief drew on early life experiences. His childhood was spent working on his family’s farm in Iowa, where he developed a basic understanding of farming methods and a feel for the problems faced by farmers. His work during the Great Depression brought him in contact with people suffering the ravages of hunger, an experience that motivated him to live a life dedicated to reducing hunger around the world.
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