Norman Borlaug Quotes


Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. - Norman Borlaug



I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front. - Norman Borlaug



For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries. - Norman Borlaug



Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. - Norman Borlaug



During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago. - Norman Borlaug