Before those grim visions could come to pass, the green revolution transformed global agriculture, especially wheat and rice. Through selective breeding, Norman Borlaug, an American biologist ...

People are pretty good problem solvers and Norman Borlaug — along with others — created what’s known as the Green Revolution. Borlaug broke the rules for growing wheat as part of experiments ...

These new wheat varieties and improved crop management practices transformed agricultural production in Mexico during the 1940's and 1950's and later in Asia and Latin America, sparking what today is ...

Borlaug helped develop wheat varieties in Mexico ... His work led many to call him the father of the green revolution. Today, the farm where Borlaug was raised continues his mission.

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, ...

By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other properties for an array of important crops ...

An American agricultural scientist from Iowa, Norman Borlaug bred climate agnostic wheat strains that resisted disease. He was dubbed the “Father of the Green Revolution” and in 1970 was ...