ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: Jeanie Borlaug visited Pakistan during 21-23 April with members of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) team to celebrate Norman Borlaug’s 100th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Dr. Borlaug’s initial trips to Pakistan. Father of the Green Revolution who passed away in 2009, Borlaug introduced semi-dwarf, high-yielding wheat varieties that dramatically increased Pakistan’s wheat production and helped eliminate famine in South Asia.
Read more on the BGRI blog… (Photo: A. Yaqub/CIMMYT)
