TIL of Normal Borlaug, the man who saved a billion lives. In the 1970's, he developed a new strain of wheat that was heavily disease resistant and could grow in very arid conditions. Between 1965 and 1970, Pakistan, Mexico, and India more than doubled their food supplies.


TIL of Normal Borlaug, the man who saved a billion lives. In the 1970's, he developed a new strain of wheat that was heavily disease resistant and could grow in very arid conditions. Between 1965 and 1970, Pakistan, Mexico, and India more than doubled their food supplies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug kazaskie October 31, 2018 at 03:33PM

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