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2019 | Simon N. GrootThe Netherlands Simon N. Groot of the Netherlands recieved the 2019 World Food Prize for his transformative role in empowering millions of smallholder farmers in more than 60 countries to earn greater incomes through enhanced vegetable production, benefitting hundreds of millions of consumers with greater access to nutritious vegetables... more |
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2018 | Dr. Lawrence Haddad & David NabarroUnited Kingdom/South Africa and United Kingdom/United Nations Dr. Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro received the World Food Prize for their individual and complementary leadership in elevating maternal and child undernutrition to a central issue within the food security and development dialogue...more |
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2017 | Dr. Akinwumi AdesinaNigeria Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), received the 2017 World Food Prize. Through his roles over the past two decades with the Rockefeller Foundation, at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and as Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria, Dr. Adesina has been at the forefront of galvanizing political will to transform African agriculture .. more |
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2016 | Dr. Maria Andrade, Dr. Robert Mwanga, Dr. Jan Low, Dr. Howarth BouisCape Verde, Uganda, United States, United States Dr. Andrade, Dr. Mwanga, Dr. Low, and Dr. Bouis received the 2016 World Food Prize for their development and implementation of biofortification, breeding critical vitamins and nutrients into staple crops, thereby dramatically reducing "hidden hunger" ... more |
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2015 | Sir Fazle Hasan AbedBangladesh Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh, the internationally renowned founder and chairperson of BRAC, will be honored as the 2015 World Food Prize Laureate for his unparalleled achievement in building a unique, integrated development organization that many have hailed as the most effective anti-poverty organization in the world...more |
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2014 | Dr. Sanjaya RajaramMexico The eminent plant scientist Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, born in India and a citizen of Mexico, will be honored as the 2014 World Food Prize Laureate for his scientific research that led to a prodigious increase in world wheat production – by more than 200 million tons – building upon the successes of the Green Revolution...more |
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2013 | Dr. Marc Van Montagu, Dr. Mary-Dell Chilton, and Dr. Robert T. FraleyBelgium, United States, United States The research of the 2013 Laureates is making it possible for farmers to grow crops with: improved yields; resistance to insects and disease; and the ability to tolerate extreme variations in climate...more |
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2012 | Dr. Daniel HillelIsrael The 2012 World Food Prize will be awarded to Dr. Daniel Hillel for conceiving and implementing a radically new mode of bringing water to crops in arid and dry land regions - known as “micro-irrigation.”Dr. Hillel’s pioneering scientific work in Israel...more |
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2011 | John Agyekum Kufuor & Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaGhana & Brazil John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their personal commitment and visionary leadership while serving as the presidents of Ghana and of Brazil...more |
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2010 | Dr. David Beckmann & Jo LuckUnited States David Beckmann and Jo Luck are receiving the 2010 World Food Prize for their landmark achievements in building Bread for the World and Heifer International into two of ...more |
