In the 1940s, agronomist Norman Borlaug was tasked by the US government with improving the yield of wheat plants in Mexico. The thinking was that if America's southern neighbor had better food security, relations between the two countries would improve, and fewer migrants would cross the US border. At that time, a plant disease called […]
In the 1940s, agronomist Norman Borlaug was tasked by the US government with improving the yield of wheat plants in Mexico. The thinking was that if America's southern neighbor had better food security, relations between the two countries would improve, and fewer migrants would cross the US border. At that time, a plant disease called […]
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