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ISAAA Releases Borlaug Centennial Emblem

March 19, 2014

As part of the world-wide centenary celebrations of the birth of the Nobel Peace Laureate, Norman Borlaug, ISAAA commissioned a Borlaug Emblem "Celebrating Borlaug's 100 Years" embodying the life and legacy of Dr. Norman Borlaug, 25 March 1914 to 25 March 2014. The ISAAA Borlaug emblem features the US Congressional gold medal he was awarded, and a sculpture of Borlaug, designed by the renowned sculptor, Benjamin Victor; the original 7 ft tall bronze sculpture will be unveiled in the US Capitol in Washington DC on 25 March 2014 during the centenary celebration. Dr. Clive James, founder and emeritus Chairman of ISAAA, was a long-time associate of Borlaug and dedicated ISAAA Brief 46 ("Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2013"), to Borlaug as the founding patron of ISAAA. Dr. Norman Borlaug is credited with saving 1 billion people from hunger and is known as the father of the Green Revolution. The closing paragraphs of ISAAA Brief 46 feature a special tribute dedicated to 'Norman Borlaug's Legacy and Advocacy of Biotech Crops'.

Prof. Paul Teng, Chairman of ISAAA Board of Directors officially released the ISAAA Borlaug Centennial Emblem on 18th March 2014 in the presence of directors of the Biotechnology Information Centers (BICs) from 23 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America during ISAAA's Annual BIC Network meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam from 17-21 March 2014. The celebration of the release was joined by Dr. Randy Hautea, ISAAA Global Coordinator based in the Philippines; Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director of ISAAA Afri Center based in Kenya; Dr. Mariechel Navarro, Director of ISAAA Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology based in the Philippines; Dr. Le Van Tien, Director of AgBiotech Vietnam, Dr. Le Huy Ham, Director General of Vietnam's Institute of Agricultural Genetics and Bhagirath Mr. Choudhary, Director of ISAAA Strategic Initiatives based in India.

 

Download ISAAA Borlaug Emblem "Celebrating Borlaug's 100 Years" from www.isaaa.org/india The Borlaug Centennial @ Borlaug100 U.S. Capitol Statue Announcement & Interactive Map; http://www.worldfoodprize.org/norm/#.UxVN7uM_BI2 CIMMYT Borlaug Quiz: http://borlaug100.org/quiz/ For hard copies of ISAAA Borlaug Emblem email: b.choudhary@cgiar.org