Tag: world food prize
#FillTheGap! Empowering female agripreneurs in Zimbabwe
Africa & Middle East: Ruramiso Mashumba defied expectations by quickly growing her farming business in Zimbabwe, where women often work unpaid in agriculture.
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2017 in Review: Ten Top Moments from Farming First
Global: Join Farming First as we look back on some of the most important moments throughout the year, featuring many of our supporters and partners.
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Towards a Prosperous African Agriculture
Africa & Middle East: 2017 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Akinwumi Adesina sets out his vision for catalysing investment in an Africa-owned transformation of the continent's agriculture sector.
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Realizing Latin America’s Potential as a Global Breadbasket
Latin America & the Caribbean: Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture tells Farming First the steps needed to empower his region to feed itself, and the world.
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Tackling the “Other” Malnutrition on the Rise in Africa: Obesity
Africa & Middle East: Sheryl Hendriks, Director of the Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-being at the University of Pretoria, South Africa argues an unexpected yet dangerous form of malnutrition is on the rise in Africa.
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Kenneth M. Quinn: 30 Heroes for 30 Years of the World Food Prize
Global: As the World Food Prize turns 30, Kenneth M. Quinn, President of the World Food Prize Foundation selects 30 hunger-fighting heroes to celebrate the milestone.
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Video: In Conversation with a Female Food Hero
Africa & Middle East: Farming First meets the winner of Tanzanian reality show "Mama Shujaa wa Chakula" that searches for a female food hero.
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Biofortification Pioneers Win World Food Prize 2016
Global: Drs. Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga, Jan Low and Howarth Bouis have been recognised for their outstanding work fighting malnutrition through breeding critical vitamins and micronutrients into staple crops.
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Video: In Conversation with Howard G. Buffett
Global: Howard G. Buffett talks to Farming First TV about the power of investing in rural areas, and his own experiences on farms in the developing world.
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Video: H.E. Joyce Banda Speaks to Farming First TV
Africa & Middle East: Former President of Malawi tells Farming First TV her vision for transforming African economies through agriculture.
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Video: Beyond Borlaug – New Priorities for Agriculture
Global: Farming First interviews the first winner of the World Food Prize on how research priorities have changed since Dr. Borlaug's day.
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Video: Kickstarting the Next Green Revolution
Global: President of the World Food Prize Foundation speaks to Farming First from Iowa, on the steps we need to take to kickstart the next Green Revolution.
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