World Food Prize Winner
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World Food Day (WFD) was established by the member countries of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) in November 1979,
World Food Prize
- The Prize is presented each October on or around UN World Food Day (16th October).
- It is presented by the World Food Prize Foundation which has over 80 companies, individuals, etc. as donors.
- The World Food Prize Foundation is located in Des Moines, USA.
- Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in global agriculture, conceived the Prize. He is also known as the Father of the Green Revolution.
- The World Food Prize was created in 1986 with sponsorship by General Foods Corporation.
- It is also known as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture”.
- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India’s green revolution, was the first recipient of this award in 1987.
Dr. Rattan Lal, Native of India and a citizen of the United States, will receive the 2020 World Food Prize for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that restores and conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.
Over his career spanning more than five decades and four continents, Dr. Lal has promoted innovative soil-saving techniques benefiting the livelihoods of more than 500 million smallholder farmers, improving the food and nutritional security of more than two billion people and saving hundreds of millions of hectares of natural tropical ecosystems.
Dr. Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro will receive the World Food Prize 2018 for their individual and complementary global leadership in elevating maternal and child undernutrition to a central issue within the food security and development dialogue at national and international levels.
World Food Prize 2017
 Dr.Modadugu Gupta(2005) DR. MODADUGU V. GUPTA WAS NAMED the 2005 World Food Prize Laureate for his exceptional achievement in enriching the diets and lives of the world’s most impoverished families. As a prime architect of a “blue revolution” in Asia and around the globe,
Dr. Modadugu V. Gupta has increased the protein and mineral content in the diets of over one million of the world’s most impoverished families.
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 Dr Surinder K Vasal (2000) The 2000 World Food Prize jointly honored Dr. Surinder Vasal and his colleague Dr. Evangelina Villegas for their combined efforts and achievements in breeding and advancing Quality Protein Maize to improve productivity and nutrition in malnourished and poverty-stricken areas worldwide. |
 B.R. Barwale (1998) THE 1998 RECIPIENT OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE, Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale, has literally transformed the face of Indian agriculture during the past fifty years. Since the earliest days of Indian independence, this private farmer and entrepreneur has led the way in privatizing the development and distribution of high-yielding varieties and hybrid seeds. In the process, he has helped his countrymen achieve that which is fundamental to freedom — food security. |
 Dr Gurudev Singh khus (1996) Dr. Gurdev Khush is a world renowned geneticist and is considered one of the heroes of the Green Revolution for his leadership in developing rice strains that enhanced the quality and quantity of the rice supply in countries facing unprecedented population growth. He shared the 1996 World Food Prize with his mentor |
 Dr Varghese Kurien (1989) Dr. Verghese Kurien received the 1989 World Food Prize was not a scientific discovery, but his recognition that feeding the world’s citizens includes coordinating breakthroughs in production with effective management and distribution strategies. Dr. Kurien’s career was dedicated to streamlining those strategies with the skills and knowledge of rural and small-scale producers, for which World Food Prize founder Dr. Norman Borlaug called him “one of the world’s great agricultural leaders of this century.” |
 M.S. Swaminathan (1987)Dr. Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan received the first World Food Prize in 1987 for spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties to India’s farmers. “The word ‘impossible’ exists mainly in our minds,” his father once told him, “but given the requisite will and effort, great tasks can be accomplished.” In a career dedicated to alleviating human suffering, Dr. Swaminathan has completed the work of many lifetimes, and, like his mentor and colleague Dr. Norman Borlaug, he is recognized as a leader in the world’s “Green Revolution.” |
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