Borlaug Begins Work on High-Yield Wheat
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Mexico
- Date: September, 1944
Article abstract: Norman Borlaug developed the first high-yield crops, which increased food production and changed the structure of agriculture worldwide by the 1960’s.
Summary of Event
In September, 1944, Norman Borlaug, a young plant pathologist from Iowa, arrived in Mexico City to join a team of American agricultural scientists invited by the Mexican government to improve crop yields there. George Harrar, who headed the team, initially assigned Borlaug to work on corn, but when Harrar’s administrative duties increased, he assigned Borlaug the...
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