A season in Sonora, a season in Bajĩo, back and forth Norman worked, knowing that his chances of success were higher if he crossed as many varieties as possible. Each season he ended up with a small handful of varieties that had more promising quali- ties. Year after year, he pushed forward. He was willing to take as many chances as needed to succeed. By the early 1960s, and against all odds, Norman finally accom- plished what he had set out to do. He had developed wheat that could feed the world. It was short, productive, disease-resistant, and capable of growing in huge numbers anywhere. Mexico fed its families. India and Pakistan tripled their wheat crops in size and fed millions. Using similar methods, disease-resistant rice was developed that allowed Asia to feed her people. In Africa,
he ran programs that helped farmers boost their crop sizes to feed countless families across the continent.
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