President Mamnoon Hussain presenting Ms. Jeannie Borlaug Laude with a gift celebrating Dr. Norman E. Borlaug’s 100th birthday and commemorating 50 years of U.S.-Pakistan cooperation in agriculture. Dr. Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in agriculture, first came to Pakistan in 1963 and visited the country many times over the next five decades. His work with Dr. Muhammad Manzur Bajwa and other Pakistani scientists to breed high productivity wheat varieties increased wheat yields by 25 percent between 1961 and 1969. Dr. Borlaug, along with USDA, CIMMYT, Pakistani partners, and scientists around the world brought the “Green Revolution” to Pakistan. The Green Revolution radically increased agricultural yields by introducing farmers around the world to new crop varieties, innovative ways of planting, efficient use of fertilizers, and new technologies for irrigation.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:00:00 +0000