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Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. – Norman Borlaug

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I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers – mostly small and humble – who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front. – Norman Borlaug

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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. – Norman Borlaug

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A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for the body. – Margaret Fuller

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