Dr.
Norman Borlaug has been called “the father of Green Revolution.” He was an
American biologist who developed a semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. He led the introduction of modern
agricultural production techniques along with the launching of such varieties
in Mexico, Pakistan and India. Mexico became a net exporter of wheat while
Pakistan and India doubled the wheat yields. The collective increases in yield
also known as Green Revolution had vastly improved the food security of the
nations. Borlaug has been credited for saving over a billion people worldwide
from starvation.
