PBS American Experience - The Man who Tried to Feed the World (2020)
WEBRip | 1920x1080 | .MKV/HEVC @ 3728 Kbps | 52 min 30 s | 1.45 GiB
Audio: English EAC3 224 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary
In 1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe famine that many scientists and intellectuals feared was a harbinger of global catastrophes to come, as the world's population outstripped its ability to produce food. India turned to Norman Borlaug, an unassuming plant breeder from Iowa whose combination of scientific knowledge and raw determination had made him a legend among a small handful of fellow specialists.