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Dr. Norman E. Borlaug1914-2009
John Ruan1914-2010
John Ruan IIIChairman
Amb. Kenneth M. QuinnPresident
CQyn~iI ofAdvisors
Hon. George Bush
Hon. Jimmy Carter
H.E. Joaquim Chissano
Margaret Catley-Carlsonsair, Global Crop Diversity Trust
Dr. Zhangliang ChenVict-Govrrnor
Gtlangxi Province, China
A.S. ClausiVict President of Research
General Foods (Retired}
Dr. W. Ronnie CoffinanDirector. International Programs
Colug~ of Agriculture andLift Sciences, Cornell U,nivmity
Sir Gordon ConwayProfeisor of Intl. Development
Imperial Colug~ London
Dr. Louise Fresco'Ofmor, University of Amsterdam
Michael GartnerPulitzer Prize W'inntr
Dr. Steven LeathPresident, Iowa State University
M. Peter McPhersonPresident, APLU
Cynthia MilliganDean Emeritus
lkg~ of Business Administration,Unioersity of Nebraska-Lincoln
H.E. Roberto RodriguesFormer Minister of Agrieulturt
Brazil
Yohei Sasakawairman, The Nippon Foundation
Dr. M.S. SwaminathanChairman
Laureate Selection Committee
THE WORLD FOOD 'PRI~E;October 12,2015
Or. Maged Al-SherbinyAcademy of Scientific Research & Technology101 Sharia Kasr El-AiniCairo,EGYPT
The World Food Prize is the most prominent international award for individualswhose breakthrough achievements alleviate hunger and promote global food security.
Dear Or. Al-Sherbiny:
As the World Food Prize prepares to celebrate 30 years of recognizing and inspiring great achievements inimproving the world's food supply, I am writing in the hope that you will nominate a worthy individual for his orher exceptionally significant achievement that has resulted in a demonstrable increase in the quantity, quality oravailability of food for a substantial number of people.
The annual $250,000 World Food Prize, founded in 1986 by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Or. Norman Borlaug ,recognizes exceptional breakthrough achievements in any field involved in enhancing food production anddistribution, and increasing food availability and accessibility to those most in need, thereby reducing hu~suffering and improving health and nutrition.
The very first laureate, Or. M.S. Swaminathan ofIndia, was selected for his role in spreading the GreenRevolution to Asia, where he spearheaded the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice to farmers in theregion. During the past three decades, the World Food Prize has been presented to 40 eminent hunger fightersfrom countries around the world, including: Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, Ethiopia,Ghana, India, Israel, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and the UnitedNations.
Our 41 st Laureate, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh, will be honored on Octoher 15 as part of the BorJaugDialogue International Symposium for his unparalleled achievement in building a unique, integrateddevelopment organization known as BRAC, which many have hailed as the largest and most effective anti-poverty organization in the world.
We invite you to submit a nomination of a candidate you deem worthy of receiving the World Food Prize via ouronline form, available at www.worldfoodprize.org/nominate. Our web site includes detailed information on thesubmission criteria and documentation required for a World Food Prize nomination. I have also included a'brochure outlining the nomination guidelines.
Inquiries about the nomination process and procedure may be addressed to our Director of SecretariatOperations, Ms. Judith Pim, via e-mail at [email protected]; phone +515-245-3796; or to our maiaddress: 100 Locust Street, Des Moines, lA 50309, USA.
On behalf of our distinguished Council of Advisors, I wish to express our deepest gratitude for your participationin Or. Borlaug's grand .---- .. -'~o~"'.ni'7;no WorkI Food Prize Laureates.
Ambassador Kenneth fPresident
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