2024 Laureate Announcement
Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler
The 2024 Laureate Announcement was held May 9, 2024, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler were honored for their their extraordinary leadership in preserving and protecting the world’s heritage of crop biodiversity and mobilizing this critical resource to defend against threats to global food security. Over the last 50 years, their combined efforts as researchers, policy advisors, thought leaders and advocates have succeeded in engaging governments, scientists, farmers and civil society towards the conservation of over 6,000 species of crops and culturally important plants.