3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.
3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.
3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug Man’s survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply.
