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[6] [21] The Founder's Boardroom in the Hall of Laureates commemorates 27 individuals who played an important part in the foundation of the prize. [22] The first chairperson of the World Food Prize laureate selection committee was Norman Borlaug. [11] Borlaug appointed the first laureate M. S. Swaminathan as his successor in 2009. [11]
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault holds 1.25 million seed samples of more than 6,000 plant species in an underground facility in the Arctic Circle.
It will serve as a museum to recognize great achievements in agriculture, a convocation center that will hold the World Food Prize International Symposium, a home for the Global Youth Institute, an educational facility that will feature interactive displays on hunger and food security and a conference center and community hall. [3]
Two men who were instrumental in the “craziest idea anyone ever had” of creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world's agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World ...
Opinion: When a fight born in Iowa brings some of the greatest victories in human history, we owe it attention, writes the Register editorial board.
World Food Prize, Frank Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources, Order of the British Empire Geoffrey Hawtin OBE (b. 16 March 1949) is an agricultural scientist and World Food Prize laureate who has served in public institutions working in agricultural biodiversity , plant genetic resources , crop breeding and research management.
Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame: Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame: Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to the agriculture and food industry [5] [6] Chile: National Prize for Applied Sciences and Technologies : CONICYT: Scientist whose work in the respective field of knowledge makes him worthy of said distinction [7] India ...
At a May 9, 2024 ceremony at the U.S. Department of State, the World Food Prize Foundation announced that Fowler had been selected as a 2024 World Food Prize Laureate, alongside Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin, for their work on seed genetics and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. [34]