Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

DES MOINES, Iowa — As Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin began thinking about ways to prevent starvation and protect the world's food supply, they came up with what Fowler called "the craziest idea anybody ever had": a global seed vault…

Seed savers are double winners of the 2024 World Food Prize - Radio Iowa

Two scientist who played key roles in creating a world seed vault are the winners of the 2024 World Food Prize. World Food Prize Foundation president Terry Branstad today announced Geoffrey Hawtin of the United Kingdom and Cary Fowler of the United States as the winners. “They focused their careers on preserving and protecting the […]

'Doomsday' vault creators win $500,000 World Food Prize

On the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Circle, 120 metres deep into the permafrost and rock, an underground vault safeguards 1.25 million seed samples of more than 6,000 plant species — "with room for millions more."

World Food Prize goes to 2 who helped protect vital seeds in an Arctic Circle vault

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates. Officials announced Thursday that the prize will go to Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin. Fowler is the U.S. special envoy for Global Food Security, and Hawtin is an agricultural scientist and executive board member…

Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world’s agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates. Officials announced

World Food Prize goes to 2 who helped protect vital seeds in an Arctic Circle vault

Two men who were instrumental in the “craziest idea anyone ever had” of creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard the world's agricultural diversity will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates, officials announced Thursday in Washington.Cary Fowler, the U.S. special envoy for Global Food Security, and Geoffrey Hawtin, an agricultural scientist from the United Kingdom and executive board member at the Global Crop Diversity Tru…