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Dr. Borlaug   Hall of Laureates   Recent News

In 1970 Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. Although a scientist with outstanding contributions, perhaps Dr. Borlaug's greatest achievement was his unending struggle to integrate the various streams of agricultural research into viable technologies... more

 
As a special tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug, and to provide an enduring foundation for all of the programs he created, The World Food Prize has embarked on a $29.8 million capital project to restore the century-old Des Moines Public Library Building as the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates. It is scheduled to open in October 2011... more
 

 
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Youth Programs   Featured Laureate   Events
THE GLOBAL YOUTH INSTITUTE and Borlaug-Ruan International Internship programs are widely recognized as the only youth programs of their kind in the United States and globally, allowing high school students to interact with, and work alongside, international leaders in science, industry and policy working to end hunger...more

 

professor yuan longping, 2004 World Food Prize Laureate, recently received the Mahathir Science Award for his significant contribution to tropical agriculture, specifically for his development of the "super rice" variety known as DH2525, which set a world record for rice production during its trial planting in China's Hunan Province... more 
 

 

save the date for the next "Borlaug Dialogue" International Symposium, which will take place October 17-19, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa and will bring together leaders from around the world to discuss cutting edge food security issues. For links to transcripts, video and audio, as well as photos from past events, click here.

 
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