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World Food Prize and List of World Food Prize Wins by Indian

What is the World Food Prize?

The World Food Prize is a global prize honouring those who have contributed to human growth by raising the standard, quantity, or accessibility of food.

It is also referred to as the "Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture."

The World Food Prize was founded by

  • The World Food Prize was founded in 1986 by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.
  • In 1986, General Foods Corporation sponsored the creation of the World Food Prize.

The World Food Prize is given by

  • World Food Prize Foundation
    • The headquarters of the World Food Prize Foundation is in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • The prize is presented on October 16 every year on the occasion of World Food Day.

The World Food Prize's first winner

  • Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India’s green revolution, was the first recipient of this award in 1987.

List of Indian World Food Prize Winners

1. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
  • Year - 1987 
  • Achievement: The "Green Revolution" in India was achieved by the introduction of HYVs of wheat and rice.
2. Dr. Verghese Kurien
  • Year - 1989
  • Achievement: "White Revolution" or "Operation Flood." India had become the world's leading milk producer.
3. Dr. Gurdev Khush
  • Year - 1996
  • Achievement: Miracle Rice Variety
4. Dr. B. R. Barwale
  • Year - 1998
  • Achievement: In order to improve seed distribution and supply across India, he founded the independent seed firm Mahyco. 
5. Dr. Surinder K. Vasal
  • Year - 2000
  • Achievement: Developing high-quality protein maize (QPM)
6. Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta
  • Year - 2005
  • Achievement: Developing low-cost techniques for freshwater fish farming (using tilapia species). 
7. Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram
  • Year - 2014
  • Achievement: Developed 480 varieties of disease-resistant wheat. 
8. Dr. Rattan Lal (Indian-American)
  • Year - 2020
  • Achievement: Developing and promoting a soil-centric approach to boost food production.

Important Question regarding the World Food Prize for IBPS AFO, NABARD, and Other Agricultural Competitive Exams

Q. The 2022 winner of the World Food Prize?

Ans. : Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA’s head of the Climate Impacts Group and a senior research scientist at Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). She won the World Food Prize for his research on the relationship between food systems and climate and his forecast of how both will change in the future.

Q. Who wins the World Food Prize in 2021?

Ans. : Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

Q. Who was the first winner of the World Food Prize in the world?

Ans. : Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, the father of India’s green revolution, was the first recipient of this award in 1987.

Q. How many Indians have won the world food prize till now?

Ans. : A total of eight Indians, including Dr. Rattan Lal, have now won the World Food Prize.

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