Norman Borlaug Quotes and its meanings

What does Norman Borlaug write about?

Norman Borlaug has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about food, history, peace, respect, technology & time. People always share Food quotes, History quotes, peace, respect, technology & time from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Norman Borlaug?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Norman Borlaug.

• Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.
• Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.
• Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry.
• Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.
• Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread otherwise there will be no peace.
• For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries.
• Nevertheless, the number of farmers, small as well as large, who are adopting the new seeds and new technology is increasing very rapidly, and the increase in numbers during the past three years has been phenomenal.