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| 05/13/2025 |
Scientist Whose Biological Seed Treatments Helped Make Brazil A Global Breadbasket Named 2025 World Food Prize Laureate
A scientist whose discoveries helped Brazil become a global agricultural powerhouse has been named the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate.
Dr. Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist from São Paulo, has developed dozens...
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| 05/06/2025 |
World Food Prize Foundation to Announce the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate at International Headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa
WHAT: The World Food Prize Foundation will announce the 2025 World Food Prize Laureate next week. The World Food Prize is the foremost international honor recognizing—without regard to race, religion,...
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| 04/29/2025 |
The World Food Prize Foundation Announces Appointment to its Council of Advisors
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today the appointment of Mexico’s former Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Víctor Villalobos Arambula to the Foundation’s Council of Advisors.
“It is a...
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| 04/21/2025 |
World Food Prize Foundation Selects 16 Students for Distinguished Borlaug-Ruan International Internship
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that it will send 16 students abroad for the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship program at renowned international research centers and NGOs this summer.
These exceptional...
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| 04/10/2025 |
World Food Prize Foundation Announces Appointment of New Global Youth Programs and Partnerships Senior Manager
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that Ellen Lupkes has joined its staff as Senior Manager I, Global Youth Programs and Partnerships.
“Ellen brings an array of experience to...
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| 04/09/2025 |
The World Food Prize Foundation Announces Appointment of New Global Programs and Strategic Engagements Coordinator
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that Vincent Pandey has joined its staff as Coordinator II, Global Programs and Strategic Engagement.
“Vincent will be instrumental in expanding our international...
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| 03/27/2025 |
The World Food Prize Foundation Announces Changes to the Foundation Board and Council of Advisors
The World Food Prize Foundation today announced a realignment of its Council of Advisors and the addition of a new member to its Board of Directors.
Since the passing of Chairman...
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| 03/25/2025 |
More Than 115 Organizations Join Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates’ Call for Agricultural ‘Moonshot’ to Eliminate Hunger
More than 115 organizations have endorsed the call from 153 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates for “moonshot” efforts to address rising hunger worldwide. The letter – released earlier this...
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| 03/13/2025 |
World Food Prize Foundation to Host DialogueNEXT in D.C. to Surface Bold Solutions to Hunger Tipping Point
WHAT: The World Food Prize Foundation will convene Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates in a first joint gathering together with academics, business leaders and policymakers to confront the looming...
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| 03/13/2025 |
World Food Prize Foundation Announces 19th Annual Iowa Hunger Summit Theme, Breakout Session and Exhibitor Applications Now Open
The World Food Prize Foundation will host its annual Iowa Hunger Summit on July 30, 2025, at the Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates, its international headquarters in Des Moines....
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