FEEDING BILLIONS
"AS A RESULT OF [BORLAUG'S\ WORK, A BILLION PEOPLE NOW EXIST WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE STARVED TO DEATH, DIED OF STARVATION-RELATED DISEASES, OR NEVER HAVE BEEN BORN."
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REDUCING MALNOURISHMENT
When Norman Borlaug modified wheat to create 600% more yield than before, he greatly reduced starvation and malnourishment all across the world.
"IN 1980, JUST AS THE GREEN REVOLUTION BEGAN BEING IMPLEMENTED IN MUCH OF THE WORLD, 47 PERCENT OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD HAD STUNTED GROWTH, A GOOD MEASURE OF THEIR NUTRITION LEVEL. BY
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