Borlaug Centennial

World Food Prize

Borlaug Statue Unveiling March 25

Borlaug Statue Unveiling March 25

Borlaug Statue Unveiling March 25

Minnesota Ring Borlaug Statue

University of MinnesotaBorlaug Statue Unveiling

Borlaug Statues

Mexico India

Norman BorlaugIowa Farm Boy

University of Minnesota Wrestler

Miracle Wheat - Mexico

Preventing Famine in India and Pakistan

Norman BorlaugFather of the Green Revolution

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

1970

$250,000 PrizeRecognizing improvements in the quality, quantity

and availability of food

World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony

Laureates from Across the Globe

Laureates from Across the Globe

The Borlaug Dialogue

“The premier conference in the world on global food security.”

- Sir Gordon Conway

The Borlaug Dialogue

Symposium Speakers

Chris PolicinskiLand O’ Lakes

2007

Ken PowellGeneral Mills

2012

Greg PageCargill2010

The Borlaug Centennial Began2013 Borlaug Dialogue

October 16, 2013

Pioneers of Agricultural Biotechnology2013 World Food Prize Laureates

Dr. Marc Van MontaguBelgium

Robert T. FraleyUnited States

Mary- Dell ChiltonUnited States

Borlaug Centennial - Mexico

Borlaug Centennial - USDA

Borlaug Centennial – Hall of Laureates

Des Moines, Iowa

Borlaug Centennial – United Nations

Borlaug Centennial – Uganda

Borlaug Centennial – Argentina

The Seminar - Cargill

Can the World Feed 9 Billion People?

North Carolina

Hormel – Guatemala

SPAMMY

Dr. Borlaug Honored in Iran

Amb. Quinn Speaks in IranAugust 26, 2014

An Iranian Scientist in Iowa

October 14 – 18, 2014

Confronting hunger can bring diverse people together across even the broadest cultural, ethnic, religious or diplomatic differences

Israeli Laureate Daniel Hillel

Iowa - 1834

World Population – Approx. 1 Billion

Iowa - 1914

World Population – 1.7 Billion

Iowa – 2009 | Norm Passed Away

World Population – 7 Billion

Iowa – 2046Bi-Centennial Statehood

World Population – 9 Billion

The Borlaug ReportFeeding 9 billion people

Are we on Track?What Are the Trend Lines?

“Perhaps the World Food Prize could be the place where people gather each year to share concretely what they’ve accomplished, what

went well, and what didn’t work.” -Sylvia Burwell, 2008

Kenneth G. CassmanDaugherty Professor

of Agronomy of University of

Nebraska–Lincoln

“As we gather during the Centennial Anniversary of Dr.

Borlaug’s birth, and as populations continue to rise,

the question is whether current trends in food

production will adequately provision a stable population

of 9-10 billion in a world with a changing climate and provide

us with sustainable fresh water resources and

acceptable environmental quality. 

Unfortunately, the answer is NO! ”

Des Moines RegisterSunday, October 19

“Outlook Grim”

• Staple Crops

• Nutrition

• Soil / Fertilizer

• Water

• Finance/Insurance

• Wheat

What are the Gaps?

Challenges

• Political stability

• Weather

• Diseases

• Trade

Africa- Ebola

Kanayo F. NwanzePresident, International Fund for

Agricultural Development

H.E. Ernest Bai KoromaPresident, Sierra Leone

Africa

Strive MasiyiwaChairman and Founder,

Econet Wireless

Emma Naluyima Mugerwa

A Farmer, Mother and Wife

H.E. Florence Chenoweth

Minister of Agriculture Liberia

H. E. Gerardine Mukeshima

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources of Republic of Rwanda

H.E. Joseph Sam Sesay

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

Security of Sierra Leone

Norm’s Three emphases

Dream- Green Revolution to Africa

Passion – Inspire the Next Generation

Last Words – Take it to the Farmer

40 Chances

40 Chances Fellowship Winners

Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation

Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation

Aditi MukherjiIndia

Charity Kawira MutegiKenya

Bram GovaertsBelgium

Land O’ Lakes FellowshipGlobal Food Challenge

Emerging Leaders for Food Security

What Began in 1994 with Just 13 Iowa

high school Students

20 years later is one of the most

unique programs in America

Global Youth Institute – October

Borlaug-Ruan International Internships

Borlaug-Ruan International Interns from Minnesota

GLEN MORRIS (FARIBAULT, MN)China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center | Changsha, CHINA

TESSA RIES (HASTINGS, MN) International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | Ankara, TURKEY

JESSICA BLOSBERG (SHOREVIEW, MN) Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Beijing, CHINA

SARAH MARKETON (HOWARD LAKE, MN) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) | Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Borlaug-Ruan International Interns from Minnesota

KYLE BOHRER (MEDFORD, MN) Peking University | Beijing, CHINA

TIFFANIE STONE (ARDEN HILLS, MN) China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center | Changsha, CHINA

MEERA SURY (ROSEVILLE, MN) Peking University | Beijing, CHINA

ALEXANDRA SAUERESSIG (CENTER CITY, MN) Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Wallace-Carver USDA Internship

Wallace-Carver Interns from Minnesota

TAMARA MARCUS (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA)Oregon Natural Resource Conservation Service | Portland, OR

KYLE BOHRER (MEDFORD, MN) Plant Gene Expression Center | Albany, CA

CLAIRE RUNQUIST (MACALESTER COLLEGE)Office of the Secretary | Washington, DC

JAMES LINDGREN (MACALESTER COLLEGE) Office Of The Secretary | Washington, DC

MEERA SURY (CARLETON COLLEGE) Foreign Agricultural Service | Washington, DC

Wallace-Carver Interns from Minnesota

TIFFANIE STONE (UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA) ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station Ames, IA

LAUREN SCHEFTER (ST. OLAF COLLEGE) ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center | Houston, TX

BRANDON HANSON (MORRISTOWN, MN) ARS National Animal Disease Center | Ames, IA

JEROME JACOBSEN (MAHTOMEDI, MN) ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center | Clay Center, NE

JESSICA BLOSBERG (SHOREVIEW, MN) ARS Plant Science Research Unit | St. Paul, MN

TESSA RIES (HASTINGS, MN) ARS U.S. Salinity Lab | Riverside, CA

2014 Crystal – Szymoniak Award Winners

Tara Mittelberg

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Research Location: Brazilian Agricultural Research

Corporation in Londrina, Brazil

Tariro Makoni

Hometown: Minot, North Dakota

Research Location: International Crops Research

Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru,

India

Build Upon the Minnesota Youth Institute

In Honor of Dr. Borlaug

Symphony to The Prairie Farm

By Minnesota Composer Steve Heitzig

Iowa Borlauger