The founder of an organization which restores the ability to farm on land devastated by conflict has won the 2023 World Food Prize.
Heidi Kühn of Roots of Peace is this year’s laureate for the $250,000 prize. It is given each year to someone who has dedicated their career to eradicating global hunger through improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food. It is considered the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture.
Food security and conflict are inextricably linked, with 75% of people who are malnourished living in conflict zones. An estimated 60 million people in nearly 70 countries and territories live at risk of land mines, according to the United Nations.
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Teresa Welshtmawelsh
Teresa Welsh is a Senior Reporter at Devex. She has reported from more than 10 countries and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage focuses on Latin America; U.S. foreign assistance policy; fragile states; food systems and nutrition; and refugees and migration. Prior to joining Devex, Teresa worked at McClatchy's Washington Bureau and covered foreign affairs for U.S. News and World Report. She was a reporter in Colombia, where she previously lived teaching English. Teresa earned bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin.
