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Established in 1986 by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, the World Food Prize is an international award recognizing exceptional achievements in improving the quality, quantity, and availability of food worldwide. Often described as the 'Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture,' this prestigious program aims to inspire future innovators and draw attention to the monumental task of eradicating global hunger.

In the 1960s, a new strain of rice was developed that would dramatically alter the course of food production and help feed millions, becoming famously known as "miracle rice". This was the high-yielding IR8, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.