Introducing World Food Prize Teacher Resources! All materials are available at no cost to educators and are designed to bring global learning concepts into your classroom, club, or community.
Growing Hope Globally - The Global Farmer Experience Simulation
Created by Growing Hope Globally, the Global Farmer Experience is a simulation based on the challenges facing farmers in developing countries. Find out how you will fare when faced with the kind of difficult decisions smallholder farmers must make every day.
Healthy or Wealthy? Food and Consumer Science Curriculum
Food and Consumer Science education and global food security are deeply connected. This curriculum was designed by FCS teacher Katie Brouwer to help students explore food security issues through the lens of nutritional and economic impact. Students will analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness on a local and global scale.
Revolution Hunger Case Studies
Interview with Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Acting Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Jacobs-Young provides national leadership, vision, guidance, and direction as the Administrator for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of the world’s premier agricultural scientific organizations with 1,800 scientists at 90 laboratories throughout the United States. Research and technology programs, carried out by internationally recognized scientists, deliver solutions to many of the nation’s highest priority challenges in human nutrition, environmental sustainability, animal health and crop protection.
Dr. Jacobs-Young has also worked to elevate the visibility of the importance of agricultural research globally. She is currently the USDA Acting Chief Scientist and Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.