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Borlaug

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Bor·laug  (bôrlôg), Norman Ernest Born 1914.
American agronomist. He won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his attempts to overcome world hunger through advances in agriculture.
Borlaug [ˈbɔːlɔːg]
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(Biographies / Borlaug, Norman (Ernest) (1914 M, US, TECHNOLOGY: agronomist) Norman (Ernest). born 1914, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970


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Pinstrup-Andersen, whom Norman Borlaug calls "one of the most influential economists and policy makers today," is also professor of development economics at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen and distinguished professor at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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