The man who tried to feed the world
Format:
Video disc
Title:
The man who tried to feed the world
ISBN:
9781531711870
Publication:
Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2020]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Broadcast as a single episode of the television program American Experience on the PBS network.
Wide screen.
Summary:
1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe famine, a potential disaster that many scientists and intellectuals feared only presaged global catastrophes to come, as the world's population outstripped its ability to produce food. In search of a lasting solution, India turned to Norman Borlaug, an unassuming plant breeder from Iowa whose combination of scientific knowledge and raw determination had made him a legend.
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