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Laureates pen letter, say global food production is 'not on track' for future demand
Cynthia Rosenzweig, a climate research scientist at NASA who won the World Food Prize in 2022, said in an interview that researchers are already making progress toward breakthroughs, but their ...
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's next act after agriculture secretary: World Food Prize CEO
Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation ...
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MSU inspiring future leaders in global food security
The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute was created by 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug for his lifetime of ...
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Experts Urge Immediate Action To Prevent A Global Food Crisis —Here’s How You Can Help
Last week, 153 top Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates sounded an alarm about the dangerous consequences of the world’s current approach to climate action and food system change.
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Former Governor Terry Branstad retiring from World Food Prize
An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger and awards an annual prize honoring individuals for their efforts to improve food availability, on Tuesday announced a leadership change ...
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn't scarce, but many people can't access it
History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people ...
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Ex-Governor Branstad retires from World Food Prize today
Former Governor Terry Branstad took over as president of the World Food Prize Foundation in 2023. (WFP photo) Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize.
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Vilsack to lead World Food Prize Foundation
Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been named CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation to continue its legacy of promoting global food security and agricultural sustainability in line with ...
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Former Governors Branstad, Vilsack to discuss Iowa-based World Food Prize
Former Governor Terry Branstad's tenure as World Food Prize Foundation president began in January, 2023. (World Food Prize photo) Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss ...
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Tom Vilsack named World Food Prize Foundation CEO
A BIG NEWS FROM A BIG NAME. FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR TOM VILSACK WILL BE THE NEW CEO OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE FOUNDATION. THIS LIVE LOOK COMES JUST BEFORE ...
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153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
Brian Schmidt, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2011, said the need to dramatically increase food production in the coming decades is a huge challenge. He calls it a “destination with ...
When was Tom Vilsack governor? U.S. Agriculture Secretary returns to Iowa for new role.
Here's what to know about Tom Vilsack, who will become the new president of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation.