Poppy's Person Post

    
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug is known as 'The father of green revolution' and 'The man who saved a billion lives'.  Norman is known as this because he helped India, Pakistan, Mexico, Africa and China when their wheat crops got stem-rust causing them to die from lack of nutrition.  He did this by cross breeding the Japanese Dwarf Wheat with a variety of other wheat types making the Semi Dwarf Wheat.  The Semi Dwarf Wheat is a high yielding disease resistant wheat; that is why he used it.  Norman was born in a small farm in Iowa, America in 1914 and died in 2009 from blood cancer.  He was inspired by his wrestling coach and former boss (now wife) because they told him to 'work hard or go away' as well as the milk raid in Mexico.  He also wanted world peace and believed 'you can't build world peace on empty stomachs'!  Norman over his time won many prizes including the Nobal Peace Prize and Padma Vishbuan.