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03/24/2023 Ambassador Branstad celebrated as new World Food Prize Foundation President
More than 200 World Food Prize Foundation partners, state leaders and community members gathered at the Hall of Laureates on Wednesday evening to formally welcome Ambassador Terry Branstad as the...
02/08/2023 Nominations open for the 2024 World Food Prize Laureate
Contact: Emily Boyden eboyden@worldfoodprize.org 515-205-6319 Nominations open for the 2024 World Food Prize Laureate Prestigious award recognizes exceptional scientific or policy efforts towards reducing hunger and improving food security. Des Moines, IA...
01/24/2023 Former U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad to lead World Food Prize Foundation
MEDIA CONTACT: Name: Emily Boyden Phone: 515-205-6319 Email: eboyden@worldfoodprize.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad to lead World Food Prize Foundation January 24, 2023 (Des Moines, Iowa) The World Food Prize Foundation announces today...
01/12/2023 World Food Prize Foundation announces leadership transition
Media Contact: Name: Emily Boyden Email: eboyden@worldfoodprize.org Jan. 12, 2023 (Des Moines, Iowa) – The World Food Prize Foundation and Barbara Stinson announce the end of her tenure as President as she completes...
12/12/2022 World Food Prize Foundation Announces New Program Manager, Building Events
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Monica Gatrost has joined the organization as the new Program Manager of Building Events. In this position, Monica assists the Foundation’s administration...
10/20/2022 NASA Scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig Receives the 2022 World Food Prize
On October 20, 2022, the World Food Prize Foundation awarded Cynthia Rosenzweig of the United States with the World Food Prize for her seminal contributions to understanding and predicting the...
10/12/2022 Youth participate in World Food Prize Foundation summer internships and fellowships
This summer, the World Food Prize Foundation supported 23 interns and four fellows through the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship and the USDA Wallace-Carver Fellowship. Borlaug-Ruan interns engaged virtually at 19 partner...
10/11/2022 Ukraine farmer to address global agricultural experts at World Food Prize Foundation’s Borlaug Dialogue
October 11, 2022, Des Moines, IOWA – A farmer in Ukraine will draw attention to the plight of Europe’s breadbasket at the World Food Prize Foundation’s International Borlaug Dialogue next...
08/30/2022 World Food Prize Foundation Announces Indian Scientist as Recipient of the 2022 Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research and Application
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced that Dr. Mahalingam Govindaraj, Senior Scientist for Crop Development at HarvestPlus and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, will receive the 2022...
08/17/2022 Celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
We were pleased to see the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and its signature into law this week. This legislation is an investment in our future that empowers farmers...
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