The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing the accomplishments of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, a distinguished non-profit founder and chairperson who has dedicated his life’s work to fighting poverty, was awarded the World Food Prize on Oct. 15, among an international audience at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

Nominations are now sought for the next World Food Prize, a $250,000 award formally presented at the Laureate Award Ceremony in mid-October, on or around World Food Day, in conjunction with the Borlaug Dialogue international symposium. Any academic or research institution, private or public organization, corporate entity, or governmental unit may submit a nomination for The World Food Prize until May 1st, 2016. 

Click here to learn more about the nomination and selection procedure.