Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9702051440.A2183-0100000@lan.vita.org> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 14:31:54 -0500 From: Dania Granados <mailto:granados@LAN.VITA.ORG> Subject: World Food Prize (fwd) To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 10:55:47 -0600 From: Dorothy Rust <mailto:dbrust@iastate.edu> To: mailto:granados@vita.org Subject: World Food PrizeBelow is an announcement inviting nominations for The World Food Prize. We would very much appreciate your passing this information to those on your listserve as appropriate. --------------------- The World Food Prize recognizes oustanding individual achievement in improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. It is governed by a Board of Directors of The World Food Prize Foundation. The board is guided by a Council of Advisors in the establishment of prize policy and in approving annual recommendations received by an anonymous selection committee. The College of Agriculture at Iowa State University serves as Secretariat for the prize.
The World Food Prize Foundation requests nominations for the World Food Prize, which recognizes outstanding individual achievement in improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. The Prize emphasizes the importance of a nutritious and sustainable food supply for all people and recognizes that improving the world's food supply for the long term depends on nurturing the quality of land, water, forests, and other natural resources.
Nominees should be individuals who have worked successfully toward this goal in any field involved in the world food supply, including food and agricultural science and technology, manufacturing, marketing, nutrition, economics, political leadership, social sciences, and other related fields that have brought food to tables of a significant number of people across the world.
The laureate will receive $200,000 and a sculpture created by world-renowned designer Saul Bass. The award is based solely on individual achievement with no consideration of nationality, ethnicity, political persuasion, religion, sex, or age.
For a brochure detailing nomination procedures, contact: The World Food Prize Office of the Secretariat David G. Acker College of Agriculture 104 Curtiss Hall Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-1050, U.S.A. tel: (515) 294-8454 fax: (515) 294-9477 e-mail: mailto:bjelland@iastate.edu; WWW address: http://www.netins.net/showcase/wfp/
Complete nominations must be received by March 15 each year. ------------------ Thanks for circulating this information.
Dorothy B. Rust International Agriculture Programs Iowa State University 104 Curtiss Hall Ames IA 50011-1050 515-294-7708; Fax 515-294-9477 mailto:dbrust@iastate.edu