Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. – Norman Borlaug
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. – Norman Borlaug
Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. – Norman Borlaug
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. – Norman Borlaug