CIMMYT receives the CGIAR King Baudouin Award 2006 for an innovative series of maize breeding projects in Southern and Eastern Africa that has produced more than 50 new varieties planted on more than 1 million hectares.
Dr. Norman Borlaug, “Father of the Green Revolution,” is awarded the National Medal of Science, the United States’ most prestigious honor for scientific achievements.
Dr. Norman Borlaug receives the Padam Vibhushan Award, India's highest civilian award, for his services to the farmers in the subcontinent.