An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger is announcing a leadership change as it works to expand its international focus. The World Food Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday that chief operating officer Mashal Husain will become its president, replacing former U.S. Ambassador to China and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.
This photo provided by the World Food Prize Foundation shows, from left, Paul Schickler, Mashal Husain and Terry Branstad on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. This photo provided by the World Food Prize Foundation shows Mashal Husain on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. This photo provided by the World Food Prize Foundation shows Terry Branstad , left, and Mashal Husain on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
“I grew up all over the world and many of these places are places where Normal Borlaug spent a lot of his time, so I feel a deep connection to him,” Husain said in an interview. “Having lived all over the world, I’ve witnessed poverty and hunger. I’ve been surrounded by it since I was a little girl.
Each spring, the World Food Prize awards a $500,000 prize to someone who has helped food security. This year, Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin split the prize for their work to create a global seed vault built into the side of a mountain in Norway.
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