By Sadie Range

The World Food Prize

• International award recognizing individual
achievements in human development
• Improves quality, quantity, and availability of
food world wide
• Created in 1986 by Dr. Norman Borlaug
• Award recognizes contributions in all fields
involving the world’s food supply
World Food Prize Founder :
Dr. Norman Borlaug
• In 1970 was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for life time
work to feed a hungry world
• Raised in Cresco, Iowa on
small family farm
• Attended University of
Minnesota
 Dr. Norman Borlaug cont.

• In 1944 Borlaug worked at Rockefeller

Foundation's pioneering technical assistance
program in Mexico
• Made many food and health related discoveries
• Called father of the “Green Revolution”
• It is said, “Dr. Borlaug saved more lives than any
other person that ever lived.”
 The Youth Institute
• In October of each year students are allowed or
accepted to attend the World Food Prize Youth
Institute
• Students have the opportunity to meet Nobel and
World Food Prize Laureates and experts from across
the globe relating to food security
• The Institute lasts for three days
• One student can attend from each school in Iowa
• Each student has to write a paper on the present
year's topic for the Institute
 World Food Prize Events
• Greet guests
• Attend many meals with
experts and quests
– World food supply
experiment meal
• Attend lectures
• Attended the 2007 Laureate
Awards Ceremony
• Presented research paper of
2007 topic
 The 2007 World Food Prize
Laureate Award Ceremony
• Ceremony to award the World Food Prize
• 2007 Award recipient – Dr. Philip Nelson

Herald trumpeters signal the start of the 2007

World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony
World Food Prize founder and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug is escorted
by World Food Prize chairman John Ruan III and president Ambassador Kenneth Quinn
 The 2007 Laureate Award Ceremony was attended
by over 700 guests representing more than 60 countries
 Twin violinists Wagner and Walter Caldas of Brazil peformed at the 2007 Laureate
Award Ceremony. The twins also performed at the 2006 Ceremony. That performance
ultimately led to a music scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa
Dr. Philip Nelson was honored as the 2007 World Food Prize Laureate.
In a surprise performance, the Purdue Varsity Glee Club
paid tribute to a former member, 2007 Laureate Philip Nelson.
 2007 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Philip Nelson is joined by his wife Sue and
Purdue Musical Organizations director Brian Breed in leading the crowd in singing
"Hail Purdue."
 2007 Laureate:
Dr. Philip E. Nelson
• Born in 1934
• Grew up on a 500-acre farm
near Morristown, Indiana
• Earned his Ph. D. at Purdue
in 1967
• Developed system to protect
foods from perishing
• Successfully brought
together several crucial
aspects of the aseptic
processing system that
saved many lives
Life Changing Experiences
• Learned a lot of things about food
security, the world's food supply, and
about other people from different
cultures
• Learned how to better the life of others
• Learned that you do not have to be
openly involved in agriculture to help
people
• Learned that people in other places in
the world are suffering more than I am
and I should do my best to help them
For More Information:
http://www.worldfoodprize.org