Category: Borlaug Field Award Ceremonies

Dennis Beesigamukama Dr. Dennis Beesigamukama, Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), was awarded the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for spearheading the development of novel, low-cost technologies for recycling organic waste into nutrient-rich, disease- and pest-resistant,…

Swati Nayak Swati Nayak, Scientist and South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), received the 2023 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. She is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging smallholder farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems,…

Elliott Dossou-Yovo Elliott Dossou-Yovo, Agriculture and Climate Change Specialist at Africa Rice Center, received the 2021 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by The Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for spearheading innovative water management systems for resilient rice production in the face of climate change. His groundbreaking research and close collaboration…

Salma Sultana Salma Sultana, Founder and Chairman of the Model Livestock Advancement Foundation, received the 2020 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Sultana is recognized for her innovative model providing veterinary outreach, treatment and education to thousands of small-scale farmers in Bangladesh. She founded Bangladesh’s first vocational…

Hale Ann Tufan Dr. Hale Ann Tufan, Principal Investigator of the Gender-responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) project, received the 2019 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. She is recognized for championing the incorporation of gender-supportive activities within the global agricultural research community, working across disciplines to ensure…

Matthew Rouse Matthew Rouse, a plant pathologist at the Cereal Disease Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), received the 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for his essential leadership efforts to contain and reduce the impact of Ug99,…

Zhenling Cui Zhenling Cui, a researcher and faculty member at the Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security at the China Agricultural University in Beijing, received the 2017 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for his scientific and extension work in improving soil health and increasing crop…

Andrew Mude Andrew Mude, a senior economist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, received the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Born in Kenya in 1977, Mude has spent years developing and leading a program in Kenya and Ethiopia that provides insurance for never-before-insured…

Eric Pohlman Eric Pohlman, who currently serves as Rwanda Country Director and Senior Partner at the social enterprise One Acre Fund, received the 2015 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.  A U.S. citizen, Pohlman began his work in Rwanda for One-Acre Fund in 2007 by visualizing and implementing…