Raj Patel
6:00 pm
Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom A
11038 Bellflower Road
When Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for, in the words of the Prize
committee, “for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution”, the world learned
whom to revere in the battle against world hunger. The prize was an epic mistake. The Green
Revolution laid the foundations for a system of chemical agriculture that has set humanity on a
path of destruction. The good news: other ways of growing food offer a pathway to
sustainability. To guarantee its success, all we need do is unlearn our ability to be in
awe. Peasants in India are leading the way, and in this lecture author, film-maker, and academic
Raj Patel will share data on why their example – recovering from Norman Borlaug’s Green
Revolution – offers reason for wonder within the web of life.