CLC’s team, led by Ms. Melina Velissaratos, MA Economics and Management University of St Andrews, mentored and supervised our students Angelos Koutentakis, Evgenia Fragkoulopoulou, Laura Karathanassi, Natalia Konti and Pano Xenos, to carry out a research project on Norman Borlaug’s creation of high-yielding wheat strains during the Green Revolution is recognized for saving more than 1 billion lives by vastly improving food production and alleviating world hunger.
This paper looks at the economic impact of Norman Borlaug’s work, particularly through his development of high-yielding variety (HYV) crops, which revolutionized agriculture and helped combat global hunger during the Green Revolution.
The paper explores the scientific breakthroughs in dwarf wheat and the collaboration between governments and private sectors that helped spread HYV crops worldwide. It also highlights how Borlaug’s work not only improved food security but also raised living standards and fuelled economic growth in developing nations. Borlaug’s innovations made a lasting impact, saving millions of lives and laying the groundwork for modern agricultural practices.
