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Upcoming Events
The
2009 Norman E.
Borlaug International Symposium,
"Food,
Agriculture, and National Security
in a Globalized World," October 14-16, 2009, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Past Events
News Releases
Dr.
Gebisa
Ejeta
Named the 2009 World Food
Prize Laureate
(World Food Prize Web Site, June 2009)
Ethiopian-American Wins
2009 World Food Prize
(America.gov; 06/12/09)
2009 World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony (U.S.
Department of State; 06/11/09)
United States Supports New
Approach to Tackling Global Hunger (America.gov;
06/12/09)
Senators McGovern and Dole
Named the 2008 World Food Prize Laureates
(World Food Prize Web Site, June 2008)
Dole, McGovern named 2008 World Food Prize
Laureates
"The McGovern-Dole program is a great source of
pride for USDA and a remarkable example of American generosity and
humanitarian leadership," said Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer. (06/13/08;
.pdf)
—
More on the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program
USDA and World Cocoa Foundation Announce 2008 Global
Cocoa Borlaug Fellows Program
(World Cocoa Foundation, 05/21/08; .pdf)
USDA Selects World Cocoa
Foundation as Partner for Borlaug Cocoa
Initiative (World Cocoa Foundation,
10/24/07; .pdf)
New Agricultural Technologies May Bring Another
Green Revolution (U.S. Department of State;
09/13/07)
U.S. Food Scientist
Named 2007 World Food Prize Recipient (U.S.
Department of State, 06/18/07)
2007 World Food Prize Laureate Revolutionized
Post-Harvest Technology (World Food Prize Web Site, June 2007)
WFP Founder Norman Borlaug To Receive America's
Highest Civilian Honor
(12/6/2006; updated 07/16/07)
President Bush Presents National Medals of Science
and Technology (02/13/06)
President Announces 2004 Medal of Science Winners:
Recipients include agriculture scientist,
transplant surgeon and other distinguished researchers
(11/15/05)
Conner Welcomes New Group of Borlaug Science And
Technology Fellows To The United States
(08/29/05)
Johanns Announces First Visit of Borlaug Science and Technology
Fellows From Central America (08/05/05)
USDA Announces First Visit of Borlaug
Science and Technology Fellows
(08/30/04)
Announcing
the Norman E. Borlaug Science and Technology Fellows Program
(03/29/04;
Photo Gallery)
USDA Radio News
2009 World Food Prize
Laureate Announced
(USDA Radio
News; 06/11/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
Long-Term Solution to
Hunger
(USDA Radio
News; 06/16/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
Addressing the Hunger
Issue
(USDA Radio
News; 06/16/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
The
Cocoa Plant Comes Under Attack (features two Borlaug Fellows; USDA Radio
News; 05/06/09;
wma,
real,
mp3)
Norman Borlaug Turns 95
(USDA Radio
News; 03/24/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
What Borlaug Fellows Learn (USDA Radio
News; 02/20/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
Selecting Norman Borlaug Fellows
(USDA Radio
News; 02/20/09
-
wma,
real,
mp3)
2008 World Food Prize Laureates Named
(USDA Radio News; 06/20/08 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Radio News
Interviews "Father of the Green Revolution" (USDA Radio News;
11/27/07 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Norman Borlaug Fellowships
Increase
(USDA Radio News; 10/17/07 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Norman Borlaug Receives Congressional Gold Medal
(USDA Radio News;
07/17/07 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Borlaug
Fellowship Program Starts Second Year (USDA Radio News; 08/29/05 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Articles, Blogs and Highlights
Borlaug Fellows Visit from West Africa
(Colorado State University Soil and Crop Sciences Blog, January 2009)
Economist, Biochemists from Africa Hone Skills,
Conduct Ag research at OSU (Oregon State University Web Site,
November 2008)
Borlaug Fellows Learn New Ways to Address Agriculture Issues in Their
Countries (Texas A&M University Web Site, November 2008)
Two Borlaug Fellows From Africa Studying at K-State
(Kansas State University Web Site, November 2008)
Report from Norman E. Borlaug Fellow from Cameroon,
Central Africa (World Cocoa Foundation Web Site, November 2008)
Visitors Study at International Goat Research Center
(Prairie View A&M University Web Site, November 2008)
Borlaug Fellowship
Program: Wild on Iowa (USDA/FAS, October 2008) .pdf
The 2008 Norman E. Borlaug Fellows Program [for
Poland] (News of Polonia Web Site, July 2008) .pdf
Ambassador Munter Presided over the
Graduation Ceremony of Serbia's Norman Borlaug Program
(U.S. Embassy Belgrade Web Site, May 2008)
Oklahoma State Hosts Three Borlaug Fellows from
Cameroon (Oklahoma State University Web
Site, November 2007)
West African Visitors Find Ways to Help Their Country
through OSU Program
(Oklahoma State University Web
Site, November 2007)
Bulgarian vets visit UD to learn 'Delaware Model' for
containing bird flu (University of Delaware, November 2007)
USAID-USDA Norman Borlaug Fellowship Program Symposium
(U.S. Embassy Bucharest Web Site, June 2007)
African Women Scientists Conduct Research Under FAS’ Borlaug Fellowship
Program, reprinted from FAS News: News and Information about
the Foreign Agricultural Service, Issue 3, June 2007, page 2.
Penn State Program Promotes Women In International
Agriculture (Pennsylvania State University Web Site, May 2007)
Borlaug Scholars from Nine Countries Conduct
Cooperative Research with IFAS Faculty (University of Florida Web
Site, March 2007)
Preparing for New Challenges, reprinted from SPAN
bi-monthly magazine,
Volume XLVIII Number 2,
March/April 2007, pages 30-34.
UF/IFAS hosted seven Borlaug Scholars
(University of Florida, January 2006)
FAS Sows Seeds of Agricultural Progress: The
Borlaug Fellows Program (December 2005), FAS Worldwide
online magazine, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Speeches and Presentations
Transcript of Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ed
Schafer at the 2008 Borlaug Dialogue and World Food Prize
Presentation, Des Moines, Iowa, October 17, 2008.
Challenges facing Crop Scientists in the 21st
Century, speech by Dr. Norman Borlaug at the
American Society of
Agronomy Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4, 2007.
From the Green to the Gene Revolution—Our 21st Century Challenge,
Slide presentation by Dr. Norman Borlaug at the Ministerial Conference & Expo
on Agricultural Science & Technology, Sacramento, California, June 24,
2003.
Oslo, Norway, December 11, 1970.
Brochure
Borlaug Fellows Program Brochure
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