There are no miracles in agricultural production.
Interpretation
Agricultural success relies on hard work and scientific practices, not luck or chance.
Norman Borlaug's quote emphasizes the importance of scientific progress and diligent effort in agriculture rather than attributing success to miraculous events. It reflects the belief that sustainable agricultural production is the result of consistent application of scientific knowledge and techniques, which counteracts misconceptions about farming being solely reliant on natural occurrences or luck.
In practice
In a speech about farming sustainability, one might quote, 'There are no miracles in agricultural production' to emphasize the necessity of science in farming.
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
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