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Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies
Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize and US Congressional Gold Medal
BBC, Sept 13, 2009

Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died in the US state of Texas aged 95.

Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops.

The Green Revolution helped world food production more than double between 1960 and 1990 with Asia, Africa and Latin America in particular benefiting.

The Nobel Institute said he had helped save hundreds of millions of lives. ....

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10,000 jobs for grabs soon for the youth, Deputy Information Minister says

Accra, Sept 14, Ghanadot - An estimated 10,000 jobs will be up for grabs to university and Polytechnic students, as well as skilled and unskilled labour after the Mills Administration launches initiative called “Eco Brigade” this Friday at Esiama in the Western Region.
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Information Ministry to Introduce text message facility

Accra, Sept 13, Ghanadot - The Deputy Information Minister, Mr Samual Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that, the Information Ministry would soon launch SMS facility to enable Ghanaians across the country 
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Nkrumah is the most popular black man in Africa-Pratt

Accra, Sept 14, Ghanadot - The Managing Editor and Convention People’s Party (CPP) activist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. Has described Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as the “most popular black person in Africa.”...More

 

Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies
 

BBC, Sept 13, 2009 - Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, has died in the US state of Texas aged 95...More

 

 

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