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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor Named "Top Agri-Food Pioneer" By World Food Prize Foundation
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been recognised as a "Top Agri-Food Pioneer" by the World Food Prize Foundation. The awards ceremony was held in Iowa, USA, recently.
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Odisha Scientist Dr Swati Nayak Wins The Prestigious Norman Borlaug Field Award 2023
Ms Nayak is the South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the IRRI in New Delhi.
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World Food Prize 2021 Won By Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted Of Indian Descent
World Food Prize 2021 has been awarded to Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted for her work in aquatic food systems.
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All About The World Food Prize And 2020's Indian-American Winner - Dr. Rattan Lal
The year 2020 has borne witness to the $250,000 prize being awarded to Dr. Rattan Lal, a soil scientist born and brought up in India.
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Indian-American Soil Scientist Rattan Lal Gets 2020 World Food Prize
Eminent Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal was on Thursday named this year's recipient of USD 250,000 World Food Prize, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lauding his research in soil science, saying he is helping millions of small farmers around the world with his work on increasing food production and recycling of nutrients.
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Noted Indian Scientist Awarded First Sunhak Peace Prize
Noted Indian agriculture scientist Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta, who has done pioneering work in aquaculture in India, Bangladesh and several Southeast Asian countries, was today awarded the first Sunhak Peace Prize which he shared with the President of Kiribati Islands.
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India-Born Scientist Rajaram Awarded World Food Prize
India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution.
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Ebola Could Lead to a Food Crisis
Financial aid and global coordination are needed to prevent the Ebola health care crisis from becoming a food emergency, agriculture ministers from West African nations at the center of the Ebola epidemic said. In Sierra Leone, where thousands are infected...
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Ebola and Food Security To Be Discussed at World Food Prize Ceremony
The West African Ebola epidemic and its impact on food security will be a topic of discussion as officials from African nations and other international dignitaries gather for the annual World Food Prize award ceremony to discuss the challenges of feeding...
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India-Born Scientist Wins the 2014 World Food Prize
India-born crop scientist who is credited with developing hundreds of varieties of disease-resistant wheat adaptable to many climates and difficult growing conditions was named the 2014 recipient of the World Food Prize. Sanjaya Rajaram, 71, wins the...
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India-Born Scientist Named Winner of 2014 World Food Prize
India-born plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been named the winner of the USD 250,000 World Food Prize for his contribution in increasing global wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes in the years following the Green Revolution.
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World Food Prize Goes to Three Biotech Scientists
This year's World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops.The prize organizers say the technology that allows for the stable transfer of...
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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor Named "Top Agri-Food Pioneer" By World Food Prize Foundation
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been recognised as a "Top Agri-Food Pioneer" by the World Food Prize Foundation. The awards ceremony was held in Iowa, USA, recently.
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Odisha Scientist Dr Swati Nayak Wins The Prestigious Norman Borlaug Field Award 2023
Ms Nayak is the South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the IRRI in New Delhi.
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World Food Prize 2021 Won By Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted Of Indian Descent
World Food Prize 2021 has been awarded to Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted for her work in aquatic food systems.
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All About The World Food Prize And 2020's Indian-American Winner - Dr. Rattan Lal
The year 2020 has borne witness to the $250,000 prize being awarded to Dr. Rattan Lal, a soil scientist born and brought up in India.
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Indian-American Soil Scientist Rattan Lal Gets 2020 World Food Prize
Eminent Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal was on Thursday named this year's recipient of USD 250,000 World Food Prize, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lauding his research in soil science, saying he is helping millions of small farmers around the world with his work on increasing food production and recycling of nutrients.
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Noted Indian Scientist Awarded First Sunhak Peace Prize
Noted Indian agriculture scientist Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta, who has done pioneering work in aquaculture in India, Bangladesh and several Southeast Asian countries, was today awarded the first Sunhak Peace Prize which he shared with the President of Kiribati Islands.
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India-Born Scientist Rajaram Awarded World Food Prize
India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution.
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Ebola Could Lead to a Food Crisis
Financial aid and global coordination are needed to prevent the Ebola health care crisis from becoming a food emergency, agriculture ministers from West African nations at the center of the Ebola epidemic said. In Sierra Leone, where thousands are infected...
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Ebola and Food Security To Be Discussed at World Food Prize Ceremony
The West African Ebola epidemic and its impact on food security will be a topic of discussion as officials from African nations and other international dignitaries gather for the annual World Food Prize award ceremony to discuss the challenges of feeding...
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India-Born Scientist Wins the 2014 World Food Prize
India-born crop scientist who is credited with developing hundreds of varieties of disease-resistant wheat adaptable to many climates and difficult growing conditions was named the 2014 recipient of the World Food Prize. Sanjaya Rajaram, 71, wins the...
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India-Born Scientist Named Winner of 2014 World Food Prize
India-born plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been named the winner of the USD 250,000 World Food Prize for his contribution in increasing global wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes in the years following the Green Revolution.
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World Food Prize Goes to Three Biotech Scientists
This year's World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops.The prize organizers say the technology that allows for the stable transfer of...
