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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

 

pedro sanchez, 2002 World Food Prize Laureate, and his wife recently announced a $370,000 investment to create the new Sanchez-Palm Girls Scholarship Fund. The fund will support girls in poor, rural parts of Africa hoping to attend secondary school, and stems from the cash award Sanchez received when he won the World Food Prize...  more
 

 

THANK YOU to all who attended the "Borlaug Dialogue" International Symposium, October 12-14, 2011, which focused on the theme, The Next Generation: Confronting the Hunger Challenges of Tomorrow. Please click here for links to transcripts, video and audio, as well as photos from the events...  more

 
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