#foodprize15 Archives - Farming First

Global: Farming First TV interviews BRAC's Founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed at the Borlaug Dialogue in Iowa, to find out the secrets of success behind the Bangladesh-based NGO.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Engaging Farmers, Women and Youth in Food Security for the Future

Jim Borel

Global: The Exec. Vice President of Dupont is optimistic that the great challenge to feed 9 billion people by 2050 can be met.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

: Fish Chutney and Flour Offer Malnutrition Hope in Bangladesh

Shakuntala Thilsted

Asia: Senior Nutrition Scientist at World Fish reveals how nutrition-rich fish could put Bangladesh on the path to improved nutrition.

Opinion: Gender

Women in STEM and the Case of the Tree-Obsessed Teen

Robb Fraley

Global: Winner of the 2013 World Food Prize discusses the importance of supporting young women in careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

Farmers from 14 Countries Gather at World Food Prize

Farming First

Global: 14 farmers from all corners of the world gathered at a roundtable discussion today at the Iowa Hunger Summit, part of the week-long programme of the Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines.

Opinion: Market Access

Achieving SDG2 #StartsWithFarmers

Pamela K. Anderson

Africa & Middle East: Director of Agricultural Development at Gates Foundation charts innovations that will empower farmers to tackle SDG2.

Opinion: Climate, Market Access

Pioneering a Big Data Revolution in Agriculture

Ruben G. Echeverría

Latin America & the Caribbean: Head of CIAT describes the early steps in applying big data analytics to smallholder agriculture and calls for scaling up of this work.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

#FoodPrize15 Twitter Chat Summary

Farming First

Global: Get a full recap of the #FoodPrize15 Twitter Chat with leading spokespeople at next week's Borlaug Dialogue and Farming First supporters.

News: Climate, Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

14 Ways Agriculture is Reducing Poverty

Farming First

Global: To to warm up for the World Food Prize giving in Iowa next month, we examine how our supporters are using agriculture as a means to empower the poorest.