The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World

2008 Borlaug Dialogue Set for Oct 15 - 17

About the Youth Institute
Student Work
Borlaug-Ruan Internship

About the Prize
Council of Advisors
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
Mr. John Ruan
Mr. John Ruan III
Amb. Kenneth Quinn
Administration
GWC Internship
The Sculpture
Sponsors

2008 Symposium
Past Years

Hoover-Wallace Dinner
Harvest Festival
Laureate Award Ceremony

Nomination Information
Nominate Online
Nomination Criteria

Brief Biography
Extended Biography
Curriculum Vitae

Robert Dole and George McGovern named 2008 Laureates

General Information
Concept Sketches

Media Resources
Archives

2008 Laureates
Past Years

2008 Laureates Dole and McGovern to hold free public forum in Des Moines

On the occasion of receiving the World Food Prize, former U.S. Senators Robert Dole and George McGovern will reflect on their collaborative efforts fighting hunger at a free public forum in Des Moines ... MORE

___________________________________________________________________________

2008 Borlaug Dialogue Agenda and Speakers

Join over 40 renowned speakers from around the globe at the 2008 Borlaug Dialogue, "Confronting Crisis: Agriculture and Development in the Next Fifty Years" ...MORE

________________________________________________________________________

Building a national Youth Institute to honor the legacy of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug

Dr. Norman Borlaug’s dream – that one day the Youth Institute will be a national organization bringing high school students from across America to Iowa every October – is becoming a reality...MORE

________________________________________________________________________

Laureate Spotlight: Yuan Longping

Revered as the “Father of Hybrid Rice,” Yuan Longping continues his innovative scientific work at the age of 78, achieving celebrity status in China...MORE

________________________________________________________________________

Second Annual Iowa Hunger Summit to be held Oct. 14

The Second Annual Iowa Hunger Summit, will feature a full day of programs focusing on hunger – particularly child hunger – and a “hunger luncheon” ...MORE

________________________________________________________________________

Borlaug honored with butter sculpture at Iowa State Fair

World Food Prize Founder Norman Borlaug is sculpted in butter as part of Iowa State Fair's tribute to Iowans who have changed the face of world's agriculture ...MORE

________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS >>>

To share your questions, comments or concerns about the website, please contact the webmaster at jcremer@worldfoodprize.org.

Technical services for this site donated in part by
Silicon Prairie Web Solutions.

The World Food Prize was conceived by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1986, The World Food Prize has honored outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity or availability of food throughout the world. Previous Laureates have been recognized from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, India, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the United States. In 1990, Des Moines businessman and philanthropist John Ruan assumed sponsorship of The Prize and established The World Food Prize Foundation, located in Des Moines, Iowa.