F&N Bulletin Vol 23 No 1b - United Nations University

News and notes
2001 World Food Prize Laureate
On October 18, 2001, Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen,
a citizen of Denmark and Director-General of the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI),
received the 2001 World Food Prize for his contribution
to agricultural research and food policy and for
uplifting the status of the poor and starving citizens
of the world. Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen’s work has been
characterized by a dedication to alleviating the suffering
of persons without sufficient nutritious food,
particularly malnourished and starving children. His
early research at IFPRI demonstrated that in many
countries, government policies and the structure of
food subsidy programs often inadvertently contributed
to keeping the poorest members of society mired
in poverty; and without a change in governmental
policies, no breakthrough in agricultural technology
or other scientific advances could lift up those most
in need.
For nearly a decade, Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen has
been the Director-General of IFPRI, a Future Harvest
Center, which is funded by the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Under
his leadership, IFPRI has become the world’s leading
think tank on hunger issues, taking on numerous
groundbreaking research projects, including breeding
staple crops for higher nutrition, improving the effectiveness
of food for education efforts, and computer
modeling using IFPRI’s IMPACT computer system
projections to determine the effects of government
policies on child malnutrition and food security.
Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen has been the driving force in
pressing forward a global effort, the 2020 Vision Initiative,
to assist world leaders to focus on the potential
for food security crises in the twenty-first century. He
has personally led research efforts that enabled the
governments of several developing countries to transform
their policies, thus dramatically increasing the
amount of food available to the poorest in each country.
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