Washington, DC — A farmer from California who works with war-torn countries to restore crops to the land is the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate.
World Food Prize Foundation President, Terry Branstad made the announcement yesterday (Thursday) morning at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
It was Branstad’s first laureate announcement since he took the World Food Prize Foundation position. He is a former Iowa governor and Ambassador to China. Branstad says Kuhn is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit “Roots of Peace” organization.
Branstad says Kuhn developed a process that has proved to be successful around the world.
He says her efforts started by partnering with wineries in her home state of California to raise funds to remove landmines in Croatia so they could replant vineyards and orchards.
Kuhn was not at the announcement as Branstad says she is working in Azerbaijan to remove landmines, which is her Mother’s Day tradition. The World Food Prize was created by Cresco, Iowa native Norman Borlaug. Borlaug won the Nobel Prize for his efforts to end famine. Kuhn will receive the World Food Prize at a ceremony on October 26th at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
