Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.
Interpretation
Everyone has a fundamental right to food as a basic necessity of life.
This quote by Norman Borlaug emphasizes the inherent entitlement of every individual to sufficient food for survival and dignity. It reflects a moral standpoint that access to food should not be a privilege based on socioeconomic status, but rather a basic human right that should be guaranteed to all as part of our shared humanity.
In practice
During a speech advocating for food security, one might say, 'As Norman Borlaug stated, food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.'
During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago
We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate medical care.
We are 6.6 billion people now. We can only feed 4 billion. I don't see 2 billion volunteers to disappear.
Nevertheless, the number of farmers, small as well as large, who are adopting the new seeds and new technology is increasing very rapidly, and the increase in numbers during the past three years has been phenomenal.
Africa needs roads. Roads bring know-how and fertilizer to farmers and ideas and business for commerce.
This is a basic problem, to feed 6.6 billion people. Without fertilizer, forget it. The game is over.
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