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‘Hero of progress’: How agronomist Norman Borlaug almost banished famine from Asia

Alexander C. R. Hammond&nbsp|&nbsp
Norman Borlaug’s work undeniably changed the world for the better ...
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Viewpoint: How prosperity and technology are defeating ‘environmental pessimism’

Matt Ridley&nbsp|&nbsp
In 1980, the year that PERC was founded, I spent three months in the Himalayas working on a wildlife conservation ...
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Plant biologist explains how disease-resistant crops could help prevent global famine

Stevie Smith&nbsp|&nbsp
Each month, those working at the pioneering heart of Norwich Research Park [in the UK] tell us how their work ...
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Famine in Africa and the Middle East? Devastating stem rust fungus threatens global staple crop, but genomic solution may finally be on the horizon

Kaylee Mueller&nbsp|&nbsp
These tools could give wheat, one of our most important staple crops, some much-needed relief ...
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