Hans Westenberg was a Dutch-Indonesian agriculturist who received the 1972 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his practical propagation of new crops and his promotion of better farming methods among small farmers in Sumatra, who came to trust and profit from his ideas.
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Defining Contribution1972 Ramon Magsaysay Award for propagating new crops and promoting better methods among Sumatra's small farmers 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hans Westenberg
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born 27 October 1898 in Bangoen Poerba, North Sumatra
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Dutch-Indonesian
Lead paragraph, award
recipient of 1972 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his practical propagation of new crops and promotion of better methods among Sumatra's small farmers
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