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Norman Borlaug

Learning From Norman, and Feeding the World

Jocelyn Zuckerman | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Jocelyn Zuckerman

If the world learned to feed itself half a century ago, why are there now more hungry people than ever before?

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You Can't Eat Potential

Glenn Denning | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Nobel Prize 1970, G8, Global Food Crisis, UN Millenium Project, g20, Pittsburgh Protests, Sustainability, Asian Green Revolution, Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, Food Security, Green News
Glenn Denning

The global epicenter of chronic hunger is Africa. The good news is that hunger can be ended within a few years with targeted investments based on our current knowledge.

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Criminally Negligent Homicide: The Legacy of Wealthy Nations That Allow Millions to Die

Dan Silverstein | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

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Dan Silverstein

Two award-winning reporters have collaborated on a new book entitledEnough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. It is a page turner. Unless you simply don't give a damn, this is a must read.

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Global Harvest Initiative Seeks Not to Feed People, But to Bolster Big Agriculture's Profits

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

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Paula Crossfield

Hunger looks on the surface to be the most bipartisan policy issue on our collective plates. We can all agree to the fact that hunger today is a global tragedy. But from there the discussion diverges.

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Saving A Billion People from Starvation

Dan Glickman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Starvation, Agricultural Chemical, India, Norman Borlaug, Biotechnology, Hunger, Poverty, Pakistan, World Bank, Agriculture, Mexico, Malthus, The Green Revolution, Green News
Dan Glickman

Norm Borlaug's life is both a symbol of what can be done, and a reminder of the enormous problem of global poverty we still face. Why not finish his work?

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Evaluating the Legacy of the Father of the Green Revolution

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

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Paula Crossfield

Norman Borlaug, known for winning the Nobel Prize in 1970 for his role in the Green Revolution, died this past weekend at age 95. His life was dedicated to ending hunger through technology.

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Reflections On The Industrial Agriculture Legacy Of Norman Borlaug

Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

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Guest post by Tom Philpott From Grist.org In the early 1940s, Mexico was a fraught region for U.S. geopolitical strategists. Not so long before--1939...

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Norman Borlaug Dead

AP | MATT CURRY and BETSY BLANEY | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green

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DALLAS — Scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug rose from his childhood on an Iowa farm to develop a type of wheat that helped fe...

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