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World Food Prize Agri-Food Pioneers
November 7 , 2025
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- Sanjeev Kapoor, Padma Shri awardee and renowned Indian chef, has been honoured as one of the 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers by the World Food Prize Foundation.
- The recognition was for his efforts in combining culinary innovation with sustainable agriculture, nutrition advocacy, and social welfare.
- He launched Nutri Pathshala, a program that connects schools, farmers, and nutrition initiatives to improve child nutrition.
- Kapoor has facilitated the delivery of over 2.5 million nutrient-rich meals to schoolchildren across India.
- He has promoted bio-fortified crops, including iron-rich pearl millet and zinc-rich wheat, to enhance nutritional quality.
- The World Food Prize Foundation was founded in 1986 by Dr. Norman Borlaug and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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