World Agriculture Prize | |
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Awarded for | "aims to encourage the development of the mission of higher education institutions in education, research, innovation, and outreach in the agricultural and life sciences by recognizing the distinguished contribution of individuals to this mission" [1] |
Presented by | Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) |
First awarded | 2013 |
Website | www |
The World Agriculture Prize has been awarded annually since 2013 by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA). The Prize recognizes academics in agriculture and life sciences who have demonstrated career-spanning dedication to research, education, innovation and outreach. These contributions are measured within each recipient's institution geographical scope and as a result these impacts need not be global in scope. 2020 Laurates were awarded $100,000 each. [1]
Year | Laureates | Country | Institution | Ref |
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2021 | Marc Van Montagu | Belgium | Ghent University | [2] |
2020 | Zhang Fusuo | China | China Agricultural University | [3] |
Pamela Ronald | USA | University of California-Davis | [4] | |
2019 | Jose Miguel Aguilera | Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | [5] |
2018 | Eric Danquah | Ghana | University of Ghana | [6] |
Rattan Lal | USA | Ohio State University | [7] | |
2017 | Dirk Inze | Belgium | Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie | [8] |
2016 | Lorne Babiuk | Canada | University of Saskatchewan | [9] |
2015 | Paul Singh | USA | University of California-Davis | [10] |
2014 | Paul Vlek | Germany | Bonn University | [11] |
2013 | Ronnie Coffman | USA | Cornell University | [12] |
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