World Food Prize
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The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.
The Iowa State Capitol, where the laureates are honored and officially awarded their prize
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, the renovated and rehabilitated former Des Moines Library
1987 recipient M. S. Swaminathan
1992 recipient Edward F. Knipling
Tom Vilsack
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Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician. He served as the 30th and 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 to 2017, during the Barack Obama administration, and again from 2021 to
World Food Prize
…from his role as president. Former CEO Mashal Husain was named the new president, with former Iowa governor and United States secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack taking over as CEO. World Food Prize laureates include the following…
Official portrait, 2021
Governor Tom Vilsack in 2008
Vilsack announces his withdrawal from the 2008 presidential race
Vilsack's 2009 official portrait during his first tenure as Agriculture secretary