Norman Borlaug, Narrated by Tom Vilsack
Tom Vilsack is the former Secretary of Agriculture under the Obama and Biden administrations, the former governor of Iowa, and CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation. Vilsack is known for his significant contributions to global food challenge advocacy. Vilsack profiles Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born scientist whose Green Revolution transformed global agriculture and saved more than a billion lives from famine.
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Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.
Dr. Borlaug training scientists. November 1, 2013. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
N. Borlaug plants a tree at ICRISAT HQ. December 7, 2011. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Raise your hand if you know Borlaug from the TV show West Wing 🙋♀️
His genetically modified wheat allowed it to grow in India, where growing conditions did not support it. THAT is the true story behind GMO foods. They were meant to be beneficial, but like so many things the science was monetized for profit.