The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute was created by 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug for his lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. The Mississippi Youth Institute is hosted by ...

Last week, 153 top Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates sounded an alarm about the dangerous consequences of the world’s current approach to climate action and food system change.

History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people ...

Former Governor Terry Branstad took over as president of the World Food Prize Foundation in 2023. (WFP photo) Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize.

The former governor, stepping down after serving as secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, will become the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation’s first CEO. The Democrat ...

Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been named CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation to continue its legacy of promoting global food security and agricultural sustainability in line with ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the World Food Prize Foundation, the organization ...

In a striking open letter, 153 Nobel Prize and World Food Prize laureates have issued a dire warning about the future of global food security. They assert that humanity is on a path toward ...

The letter, co-ordinated by the World Food Prize Foundation and backed by globally renowned scientists, argues that, without a moonshot in agricultural research, we are heading for a crisis in 2050.

DES MOINES — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is headed back to the state to lead the World Food Prize Foundation after stepping down as U.S. agriculture secretary under former President Joe Biden.

Here's what to know about Tom Vilsack, who will become the new president of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation.

A BIG NEWS FROM A BIG NAME. FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR TOM VILSACK WILL BE THE NEW CEO OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE FOUNDATION. THIS LIVE LOOK COMES JUST BEFORE ...