Norman Borlaug

China attending TPP meeting, food films, and more GM potatoes approved – news for week of March 13

Global Farmer NetworkMarch 13, 2017

News items related to ag tech, biotech, trade – and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture – will be posted on this page througho...

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2014 in Review

Mary BooteDecember 31, 2014

In 2014, the farmers of Truth about Trade & Technology celebrated the centennial year of Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution. We also marked ...

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Farmers, We Must Take It To The Public

Ian PigottOctober 16, 2014

When Norman Borlaug died five years ago, he uttered his famous last words: “Take it to the farmers.” That’s good advice, but I’ve spent a lot of my time doin...

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Honoring a Wheat Scientist who has Helped Family Farmers Improve Their Lives

Hope PjeskyJuly 10, 2014

Some nights it’s stressful enough to put dinner on the table for my family. Imagine being responsible for feeding millions of people. That’s the achievement ...

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Kenya Must Lift Ban on GM Imports: Allow Commercialization of GM Crops

Gilbert Arap BorMay 8, 2014

United States President Barack Obama’s ringing endorsement of biotechnology in agriculture has the potential to inspire hearts and minds in Africa—and perhaps m...

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Fighting Hunger to Achieve Peace

Maria Gabriela CruzDecember 26, 2013

As the Christmas season is celebrated around the world the wish for “peace on earth” is expressed by many. As I hear these words repeated, it brings to mind a ...

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A Revolution To Be Thankful For

Dean KlecknerNovember 25, 2006

“Money can’t buy friends,” said the British humorist Spike Milligan, “but it can get you a better class of enemy.” Perhaps we need a corollary to this rule: ...

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Biofortification – Feeding More Better

Dean KlecknerOctober 24, 2003

There’s a new word you need to know: Biofortification.It’s not in the dictionary, so don’t think it’s going to win your next game of Scrabble. But keep it in th...

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Trade

Farming Through Extreme Climate Events Is A Global Challenge

There Is Never a Good Time for a Trade War

Don’t Forget Trade, Please

Technology

For Africa, the Way Forward is to Embrace Technology, Not Fear It!

Kenyan Maize Offers a Lesson in Food Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities

Supplying The World’s Pork