Norman Borlaug passed away this week. Considered as one of the main architecht of green revolution, he obviously left a long lasting legacy. But not a nice one, for sure, for the majority around the world, barring a few scientists, some corporations, some US policy makers. If we look at the situation of really farming community (here please differentiate between agriculture economy and farming community, as the former includes the host of people/corporations ranging from fertilizer manufacturers, GMO seed companies, seed cartels, machine producers, etc..), it’s not a pretty sight. They have the highest number of suicide rates and lowest self-esteem.
My friend Tom Philpott wrote this on Borlaug’s legacy on his Grist page.
