Tag: World Food Prize Foundation

The World Food Prize Foundation Selects Four Students for the Fall 2026 Internship Program

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation announced that four students have been selected for the fall 2026 intern cohort. Since 2001, a group of undergraduate students have joined the Foundation to gain real world experience relating to their field of study. The internship program provides students the ability to take on significant responsibility and initiative within a wide variety of Foundation projects.. During each academic semester, the interns are selected and then paired with a mentor to have a hands-on experience in their given position, ranging from public relations, international awards…

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The World Food Prize Foundation Will Attempt to Break World Record for Most Hunger Relief Meals Packaged in One Hour

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation has announced it will attempt to break the world record for the most hunger relief meals packaged in one hour on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, during the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue in Des Moines.  The Foundation will gather volunteers at the Iowa Events Center’s EMC Expo Center with a goal to package 600,000 meals. The current world record is 530,064 meals, but the Foundation, working in partnership with Meals from the Heartland, aims to unite thousands of individuals to surpass this number.  While the…

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World Food Prize Foundation Names Four Innovate for Impact Finalists

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of the World Food Prize’s 40th anniversary, the World Food Prize Foundation has expanded this year’s Innovate for Impact Challenge from three finalists to four, adding a special fourth prize for 2026. The four finalists will compete for $130,000 in total prizes: $65,000 for first place, $50,000 for second place, $10,000 for third place and $5,000 for fourth place. Representatives from Brazil’s Biotech4Life Soluções, Mexico’s CeluNova, Colombia’s Ciencia y Tecnología de Fagos SciPhage S.A.S. and Canada’s Lyrata will travel to Des Moines, Iowa to pitch their innovations live…

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The World Food Prize Foundation Appoints Director of Donor Relations

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation announced recently the appointment of Jacob Hunter as Director of Donor Relations. In his role, Hunter  will lead the Foundation’s fundraising strategy and cultivate philanthropic partnerships to advance its mission of elevating innovations and inspiring action to sustainably increase the quality, quantity and availability of food for all. Hunter brings more than 15 years of experience in strategic partnerships, fundraising, grant development and stakeholder engagement across education and nonprofit organizations. Working closely with Foundation President Mashal Husain and Chief Executive Officer Tom Vilsack, he will…

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World Food Prize Foundation Recognizes African Agri-food Innovators with Three Major Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Africa today, celebrating African innovators shaping the future of the continent’s food systems. The awards – the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion, the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Inspiring the Next Generation Award – were announced before an audience of ministers, agricultural leaders, agripreneurs, scientists and farmers gathered under the conference’s theme, “Born to Feed the Future.” “Dialogue is where consensus is built, and dialogue is where positions begin,”…

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