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April 6, 2009 - Borlaug/Lugar: A new green revolution
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Dr. Borlaug |
April 6, 2009 - - Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the World Food Prize, has teamed with Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana for an op-ed in The Washington Times encouraging an investment in agriculture and technology.
At age 95, Dr. Borlaug remains highly active in promoting policy to feed the ever-expanding world and continues his research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
To read the op-ed, "A new green revolution," please click here.
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