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Submit Nominations for the World Food Prize 2020 ($250,000)

Local Food Purchase Assistance Program in the US

Deadline: 1 May 2020

The World Food Prize Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the World Food Prize to recognize the accomplishments of individuals who have worked to improve the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.

The World Food Prize is awarded for a specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement that advances human development with a demonstrable increase in the quantity, quality, availability of, or access to food through creative interventions at any point within the full scope of the food system.

Nomination Criteria

Fields of achievement include, but are not limited to: soil and land; plant and animal science; food science and technology; nutrition; rural development; marketing; food processing, packaging and storage; water and the environment; natural resource conservation; physical infrastructure; transportation and distribution; special or extraordinary feeding programs; social organization and poverty elimination; economics and finance; policy analysis and implementation; and public advocacy.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Period

Nominees remain eligible for consideration for a three-year period, starting with the year of submission. Nominators are encouraged to provide updated information during this period. After this three-year time frame, a completely new nomination must be submitted in order for the nominee to continue to be considered. The Selection Committee may decide to extend the eligibility period for nominations deemed worthy of further consideration.

Selection Criteria

How to Apply

Nominations must be submitted online via given website.

For more information, visit https://www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?nodeID=87515&audienceID=1

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