Norman Borlaug Quotes

The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug

This is a basic problem, to feed 6.6 billion people. Without fertilizer, forget it. The game is over. — Norman Borlaug

Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless. — Norman Borlaug

Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. — Norman Borlaug

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. — Norman Borlaug

There are no miracles in agricultural production. — Norman Borlaug

You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery. — Norman Borlaug

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. — 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. — Norman Borlaug

Everything else can wait, agriculture can't. — Norman Borlaug

Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug

We are 6.6 billion people now. We can only feed 4 billion. I don't see 2 billion volunteers to disappear. — Norman Borlaug