People Category: 2002 Borlaug Dialogue

2002 World Food Prize Laureate On August 11, Dr. Pedro Sanchez, former Director General of The International Center for Research in Agroforestry was named the recipient of the 2002 World Food Prize by Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President of The World Food Prize Foundation. The announcement was made at the opening plenary session of the…

Senior Research FellowInternational Food Policy Research Institute Dr. Mark W. Rosegrant is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He has 24 years of experience in research and policy analysis in agriculture and economic development, with an emphasis on critical water issues as they impact world food security and environmental…

Post-Doctoral FellowInternational Food Policy Research Institute Dr. Claudia Ringler has been working with the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute since 1996. She was outposted in 2000 to the Sub-Institute for Water Resources Planning in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. There she focuses on the development of an integrated…

DirectorGlobal Water Policy Project Sandra Postel is Director of the Global Water Policy Project in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on international water issues and strategies. She is also Visiting Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Ms. Postel is a leading authority on global freshwater issues and has published extensively in both…

2001 World Food Prize LaureateSenior Research Fellow and Former Director GeneralInternational Food Policy Research Institute Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen has been Director-General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 1992. Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen received the World Food Prize in 2001 for his contribution to agricultural research, food policy and uplifting the status of the poor and…

AdministratorU.S. Agency for International Development Andrew Natsios is Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), appointed on May 1, 2001. He previously served at USAID as director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance from 1989 to 1991 and as Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance from 1991 to…

Under Secretary for Food SafetyU.S. Department of Agriculture The Honorable Elsa Murano was sworn in as Under Secretary for Food Safety in October of 2001. She is responsible for overseeing the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Dr. Murano has extensive public and private experience in the field of food…