2016 World Food Prize Laureate and TAP Cohort Mentor

Jan Low, 2016 World Food Prize Laureate, has focused her career on integrating nutritional concerns into agricultural programs. Currently an independent consultant, she served as a principal scientist based at the International Potato Center’s regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, until 2024. Dr. Low has spearheaded research to build the evidence base demonstrating the nutritional impact of utilizing pro-vitamin A rich orange-fleshed sweetpotato as part of an integrated agriculture-nutrition intervention. She led the design and was at the forefront of the implementation of the Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative, which reached over 6.3 million households in Africa with improved sweetpotato varieties. Dr. Low has worked as a policy analyst for Michigan State University and the International Food Policy Research Institute in sub-Saharan Africa.