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World Food Prize Foundation Announces 2026 Borlaug Dialogue Agenda Featuring Malala Yousafzai, Muhammad Yunus, Nick Offerman
The October 20-22 Dialogue will bring a record 20 World Food Prize Laureates and leaders from around the world to Des Moines to confront pressing challenges facing global food security …
Press and Media Partner Registration Now Open for the 2026 World Food Prize Week of Events
Press and media partner registration for the 2026 World Food Prize Week of Events held October 20-22, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa, is now open as the 40th anniversary of…
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World Food Prize Foundation Recognizes African Agri-food Innovators with Three Major Awards
The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Africa today, celebrating African innovators shaping the future of the continent’s food systems. The awards – the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion, the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Inspiring the Next Generation Award –…
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Global Agricultural Leaders Convene in Nairobi for High-Level DialogueNEXT Event on African Agriculture
Agricultural leaders, government representatives, agripreneurs, scientists and farmers from across Africa and around the world are gathering in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a high-level event to explore and accelerate agri-tech innovations for the continent. Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation, the conference will focus on how to seize the opportunity of…
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Remembering World Food Prize Laureate Mary-Dell Chilton
On behalf of the World Food Prize Laureates and our Council of Advisors, the World Food Prize Foundation extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mary-Dell Chilton, 2013 Laureate, who passed away at the age of 87 on June 24, 2026. “Dr. Chilton was a true pioneer in agriculture, making breakthroughs in…
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Community Invited to Attend Exclusive New Year’s Eve Event at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates
DES MOINES, IA – Local partners and businesses have come together to host “Raucous Before The Caucus” on New Year’s Eve at the new World Food Prize Hall of Laureates building on Saturday, December 31, 2011. This private event is for credentialed media and sponsors only and serves as the second installment since 2008 when area partners…
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40 Food Security Trailblazers Recognized by World Food Prize Foundation in Top Agri-food Pioneers List
A total of 40 scientists, policymakers, community builders and innovators transforming food systems across the world have been named the 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP), announced today by the World Food Prize Foundation. Now in its third year, the TAP list honors individuals driving bold and innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges in global food…
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African Agriculture Ministers, World Food Prize Laureates, Agripreneurs and Sector Leaders Convene for High-Level Event in Nairobi to Advance Continent’s Food Systems
WHAT: African farmers, food system leaders, young agripreneurs, government officials, World Food Prize Laureates, agricultural researchers and business innovators will convene for a high-level event to discuss how to navigate the defining challenge of feeding a continent whose population will represent more than one in four people on the planet by 2050. This year’s DialogueNEXT, themed “Born…