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| 09/13/2024 |
The World Food Prize Foundation Selects Nine Students for Esteemed Internship Program
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today the selection of 9 students for the 2024-25 internship program. Since the creation of its collegiate internship program in 2001, the Foundation has...
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| 09/05/2024 |
The World Food Prize Foundation Announces Dennis Beesigamukama as the 2024 Recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
From the stage of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Rwanda, the World Food Prize Foundation announced Dr. Dennis Beesigamukama, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology...
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| 08/27/2024 |
Inaugural Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) Cohort Launched
In an effort to identify and celebrate global trailblazers working in food and agriculture, the World Food Prize Foundation has launched its first-ever Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List.
This year’s TAP...
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| 08/15/2024 |
Press and Media Partner Registration Now Open for the 2024 World Food Prize Week of Events
Press and media partner registration for the 2024 World Food Prize Week of Events held October 29-31, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa, is now open. As the highlight of the...
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| 07/29/2024 |
Annual Iowa Hunger Summit Gathers Leaders and Advocates from Across the State Discussing Pressing Hunger Issues
The World Food Prize Foundation will host its annual Iowa Hunger Summit on July 31, 2024. This free hybrid event will gather passionate community members and food-systems leaders from across...
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| 07/22/2024 |
World Food Prize Foundation Select Students for Distinguished Wallace-Carver Fellowship
The World Food Prize Foundation welcomed 14 exceptional college students last week to Washington, D.C., celebrating the culmination of the World Food Prize Foundation Wallace-Carver Fellowship, in partnership with the...
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| 07/15/2024 |
World Food Prize Foundation Launches Youth Program Alumni Survey in Honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Global Youth Institute
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Global Youth Institute, the World Food Prize Foundation has launched an Alumni Survey, inviting past participants of various programs to share their...
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| 06/27/2024 |
From Iowa to Africa: Dr. Jim Blessman's Mission Earns 2024 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Award
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that it will honor Iowa native Jim Blessman as the recipient of the 2024 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award. The award...
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| 06/14/2024 |
World Food Prize Foundation Announces Appointment of New Program Coordinator
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that Angeline Neo has joined its staff as a Program Coordinator.
“Angeline’s wide array of communications experience and passion for global food security directly...
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| 06/05/2024 |
World Food Prize Foundation Selects Students for Distinguished Borlaug-Ruan International Internship
The World Food Prize Foundation announced today that it will send 14 students abroad for the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship program at renowned international research centers and NGOs this summer.
These exceptional...
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