William Penn University’s Health & Life Sciences Division welcomed students, staff, faculty, and community members at the annual World Food Prize lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
This year’s speaker was Bram Govaerts, the global Director Innovative Business Strategies with CIMMYT. Read more here.
Capacity development
Transforming subsistence agriculture and unsustainable farming systems into productive and sustainable operations has been the key focus of scientist Bram Govaerts, 2014 recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.
Nutrition, health and food security
With this award, food and agriculture leaders highlight the importance of linking food production and nutrition.
Innovations
The work of laureate Simon N. Groot has helped smallholder farmers to enhance vegetable production and has improved the diets of millions.
