Cynthia Rosenzweig, a climate research scientist at NASA who won the World Food Prize in 2022, said in an interview that researchers are already making progress toward breakthroughs, but their ...

Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation ...

An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger and awards an annual prize honoring individuals for their efforts to improve food availability, on Tuesday announced a leadership change ...

The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute was created by 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug for his lifetime of ...

In other words, the causes of hunger are fundamentally political and economic. The urgency of the hunger crisis has prompted ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Former Governor Terry Branstad's tenure as World Food Prize Foundation president began in January, 2023. (World Food Prize photo) Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss ...

Brian Schmidt, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2011, said the need to dramatically increase food production in the coming decades is a huge challenge. He calls it a “destination with ...

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

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.