Applications Open for the Prestigious World Food Prize 2025: Recognizing Global Achievements in Food Security

Applications Invited for the World Food Prize
Organization: World Food Prize Foundation
Event Duration: 24 Jan. 2025 - 01 May 2025
Apply By: 01 May 2025

About the Organization

The World Food Prize Foundation is committed to elevating innovations and inspiring action to sustainably increase the quality, quantity, and availability of food for all.

The Foundation achieves its mission through the following programs:

• Recognizing and rewarding exceptional individuals for their achievements in addressing food security.
• Convening global leaders annually in Des Moines to discuss the latest issues and innovations in food and agriculture.
• Inspiring and recognizing exceptional students globally through educational and professional experiences on food security and agriculture issues.
• Addressing hunger and poverty in Iowa through the Iowa Hunger Summit and Directory.

About the Prize

The World Food Prize is awarded for significant, individual achievements advancing human development by increasing the quantity, quality, and accessibility of food.

Fields of Achievement Include:

• Soil and land
• Plant and animal science
• Food science and technology
• Nutrition
• Rural development
• Marketing
• Food processing, packaging, and storage
• Water and environment
• Natural resource conservation
• Physical infrastructure
• Transportation and distribution
• Special or extraordinary feeding programs
• Social organization and poverty elimination
• Economics and finance
• Policy analysis and implementation
• Public advocacy

Eligibility Criteria:

• Achievements must demonstrate a measurable increase in food security, such as:
  • Increased food quantity, quality, or accessibility.
  • Reduced poverty, hunger, or suffering.
  • Enhanced health, nutrition, quality of life, or well-being.
• The impact must result directly from the nominee's efforts.
• The nominee must be living and in good health, capable of attending the Award Ceremony, giving an acceptance speech, and participating in selected media events and the Global Youth Institute.
• The Prize is intended for one individual but may include more in exceptional circumstances, provided each person’s contribution is indispensable.

How to Apply

• Submit a nomination: Visit World Food Prize Nomination Portal.
• Deadline: May 1, 2025.

For more details, check the official World Food Prize Nomination Page.

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