Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler have been awarded the 2024 World Food Prize for their significant contributions to global food security through their work on the Arctic Circle seed vault. This vault, often referred to as the 'doomsday' seed vault, plays a crucial role in preserving crop diversity. The prize, which includes a $500,000 award, recognizes their efforts in shaping the global system for protecting, sharing, and utilizing crop biodiversity. The World Food Prize Laureate ceremony, hosted by the Department of State for the past 20 years, was presided over by Secretary Blinken, who highlighted the laureates' transformative impact on global food systems.
Congratulations to this year's World Food Prize Laureates: Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler. Their incredible body of work to preserve crop diversity is a crucial building block for improving global food security.
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For 20 years, the Department has hosted the World Food Prize Laureate ceremony to honor the exceptional scientists and advocates who have transformed global food systems. Today, @SecBlinken recognized two scientists who played a critical role in preserving crop diversity. https://t.co/xf4K8uhVct
Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize https://t.co/dxBykRRxF1
Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler on being named the 2024 World Food Prize Laureates. Considered among the foremost experts in their field, they shaped the global system for protecting, sharing and utilizing crop biodiversity for the benefit of humanity. https://t.co/at9PnN0Dvy
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