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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 ...
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn't scarce, but many people can't access it
In other words, the causes of hunger are fundamentally political and economic. The urgency of the hunger crisis has prompted ...
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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 Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's next act after agriculture secretary: World Food Prize CEO
The former governor, stepping down after serving as secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, will become the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation’s first CEO. The Democrat ...
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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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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 work to feed a hungry world. The Mississippi Youth Institute is hosted by ...
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More Than 150 Nobel And World Food Prize Laureates Issue Unprecedented Wake-Up Call Over Hunger Tipping Point
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 14, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- More than 150 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates have made an unprecedented plea for financial and Political backing to develop ...
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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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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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Former USDA secretary, governor Tom Vilsack returns to Iowa to lead World Food Prize
DES MOINES — Former Gov. Tom Vilsack will return to Iowa to lead the World Food Prize Foundation after stepping down as U.S. agriculture secretary under former President Joe Biden. The World ...
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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.