Saving Wheat: Rusts Never Sleep
Borlaug Starts Green Revolution
Clip: Special | 5m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
U of M alum Norman Borlaug and his colleagues arrive in 1940s Mexico to help farmers...
U of M alum Norman Borlaug and his colleagues arrive in 1940s Mexico to help farmers increase wheat yields. Borlaug was successful through his work ethic and charisma combined with the courage of Mexican farmers. The wheat was then planted in Pakistan and India, saving millions of starving people. For this, Borlaug won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Saving Wheat: Rusts Never Sleep is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS
Saving Wheat: Rusts Never Sleep
Borlaug Starts Green Revolution
Clip: Special | 5m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
U of M alum Norman Borlaug and his colleagues arrive in 1940s Mexico to help farmers increase wheat yields. Borlaug was successful through his work ethic and charisma combined with the courage of Mexican farmers. The wheat was then planted in Pakistan and India, saving millions of starving people. For this, Borlaug won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.
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