Stories Tagged "awards"
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Former Ghana and Brazil Presidents Awarded Food Prize
posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Former presidents of Ghana and Brazil will receive the World Food Prize for their successful efforts to reduce by half the number of people in their countries who suffer from hunger and poverty, the prize's foundation...
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Corn Growers say Food Inc. Should Not Win Oscar
posted on March 5, 2010 at 11:03 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The corn industry is lashing out at an Oscar-nominated documentary that has grossed out grocery shoppers, saying the film is unfair to many of the nation's farmers and shouldn't win.
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Remembering the Father of the Green Revolution
posted on December 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Ethiopian Scientist Wins World Food Prize
posted on June 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM
WASHINGTON -- An Ethiopian scientist who has helped to feed hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa has won this year's World Food Prize.
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Ag Hall of Fame Struggling
posted on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan (AP) — A sharp drop in its investment fund and in attendance is forcing the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame to look for some new ideas to raise money.
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Political Veterans Join Forces to Fight World Hunger
posted on December 26, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Pioneer in Agriculture Receives Congressional Gold Medal
posted on October 19, 2007 at 8:10 PM
World Food Prize Honors Those Who Fight Hunger
posted on January 9, 2004 at 8:01 PM
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