Norman Borlaug, Rest In Peace
It’s said variously that 250 million people have been saved from death by his life’s work or that 1 billion people have been saved from starvation.By Mr. Toenniessen’s calculation, about half the world’s population goes to bed every night after consuming grain descended from one of the high-yield varieties developed by Dr. Borlaug and his colleagues of the Green Revolution.
The New York Times obituary is here. HT Tim Worstall.
