World Food Prize Meeting in D.C.

(A Radio Iowa story)

The Iowa-based World Food Prize Foundation is hosting an event in Washington, D.C. tomorrow (Tuesday) to focus on ideas for feeding the world’s expanding population. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack — who took over as foundation’s C-E-O March 1st — says it’s inspired by a letter.

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The group’s letter suggests as the world population swells, the challenge will get more daunting.

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Vilsack says many of the world’s conflicts revolve around food insecurity and addressing those challenges could lead to a more peaceful world. As the Trump Administration has moved to terminate U-S-A-I-D food programs in other countries, Vilsack says the World Food Prize Foundation will emphasize its record of hosting discussions about hunger for thinkers and problem solvers.

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The 2008 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, a NASA scientist who won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics and three World Food Prize laureates will participate in a panel discussion at tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) event in D.C. The president of Iowa based Stine Seed Company and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley have speaking slots as well.