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“You can’t build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.” These were the words of Norman Borlaug, who is credited with saving millions of lives and liberating desperate nations using food. In this episode of Johan Norberg’s New and Improved, Norberg shares his story.
Borlaug was an agriculturalist dedicated to eliminating hunger, and his mission took him to remote parts of the world to plant food, often in spite of hazardous risks. His efforts succeeded, liberating countries from famine and even leading them to a surplus of food crops.
Borlaug is also known for developing special strains of wheat and other crops bred to thrive in harsh environments while still yielding large amounts of harvestable food. Amazingly, Borlaug faced powerful opposition and worked to overcome that right up to his death in 2009.
#borlaug #food #agriculture #crops #wheat
SUGGESTED READING
Gregg Easterbrook, Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/01/forgotten-benefactor-of-humanity/306101
Ruth DeFries, The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis
amazon.com/Big-Ratchet-Humanity-Thrives-Natural/dp/0465044972
Leon Hesser, The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger
amazon.com/Man-Who-Fed-World-Laureate/dp/1930754906
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Learn more about Johan Norberg’s New and Improved and sign up to receive series updates at freetochoosenetwork.org/newandimproved/.
Follow Johan Norberg on Twitter @JohanKNorberg
twitter.com/johanknorberg
Johan Norberg is an author, lecturer, and documentary filmmaker, born in Sweden. He is Executive Editor at Free To Choose Media as well as a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. and the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels. He received his M. A. in the History of Ideas from the University of Stockholm.
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“You can’t build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.” These were the words of Norman Borlaug, who is credited with saving millions of lives and liberating desperate nations using food. In this episode of Johan Norberg’s New and Improved, Norberg shares his story.
Borlaug was an agriculturalist dedicated to eliminating hunger, and his mission took him to remote parts of the world to plant food, often in spite of hazardous risks. His efforts succeeded, liberating countries from famine and even leading them to a surplus of food crops.
Borlaug is also known for developing special strains of wheat and other crops bred to thrive in harsh environments while still yielding large amounts of harvestable food. Amazingly, Borlaug faced powerful opposition and worked to overcome that right up to his death in 2009.
#borlaug #food #agriculture #crops #wheat
SUGGESTED READING
Gregg Easterbrook, Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/01/forgotten-benefactor-of-humanity/306101
Ruth DeFries, The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis
amazon.com/Big-Ratchet-Humanity-Thrives-Natural/dp/0465044972
Leon Hesser, The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger
amazon.com/Man-Who-Fed-World-Laureate/dp/1930754906
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Learn more about Johan Norberg’s New and Improved and sign up to receive series updates at freetochoosenetwork.org/newandimproved/.
Follow Johan Norberg on Twitter @JohanKNorberg
twitter.com/johanknorberg
Johan Norberg is an author, lecturer, and documentary filmmaker, born in Sweden. He is Executive Editor at Free To Choose Media as well as a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. and the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels. He received his M. A. in the History of Ideas from the University of Stockholm.
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Learn more about Free To Choose Media: freetochoosemedia.org
Shop for related products: shop.freetochoosenetwork.org
Stay Connected with Free To Choose Media
Facebook: facebook.com/FreeToChooseNetwork
Twitter (@FreeToChooseNet): twitter.com/FreeToChooseNet
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