2019 | Hale Ann TufanTurkey
Dr. Hale Ann Tufan, Principal Investigator of the Gender-responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) project, has been named the 2019 recipient of the 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... [ View ] |
2018 | Dr. Matthew RouseUnited States of America
Dr. Matthew Rouse, a plant pathologist at the Cereal Disease Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has been named the 2018 recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for his essential leadership... [ View ] |
2017 | Dr. Zhenling CuiChina
Zhenling Cui, a researcher and faculty member at the Center for Resources, Environment and Food Security at the China Agricultural University in Beijing, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. He is recognized for his scientific... [ View ] |
2016 | Dr. Andrew MudeKenya
Andrew Mude, a senior economist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, was named the 2016 recipient of the “Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation.” The announcement of his selection was made by Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of the World... [ View ] |
2015 | Eric PohlmanRwanda
Eric Pohlman, who currently serves as Rwanda Country Director and Senior Partner at the social enterprise One Acre Fund, was named the 2015 recipient of the “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... [ View ] |
2014 | Dr. Bram GovaertsBelgium
Dr. Govaerts served as Associate Director of the Global Conservation Agricultural Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). In developing his vision to help poor farmers increase food production from their existing farmland, Dr. Govaerts was inspired by the great agricultural scientist and World Food Prize Founder... [ View ] |
2013 | Dr. Charity Kawira MutegiKenya
Dr. Charity Kawira Mutegi, who served as the East Africa Aflasafe Coordinator for the Aflasafe Project for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on assignment from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), was named the 2013 recipient of the "Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application,... [ View ] |
2012 | Dr. Aditi MukherjiIndia
Dr. Aditi Mukherji, a young Indian social scientist, was selected as the first recipient of The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Dr. Mukherji was chosen to receive this award from a large number of nominees for her research on groundwater resources in... [ View ] |
