Africa Food Prize Explained

The Africa Food Prize, originally the Yara Prize, is an annual award for contributions to African agriculture.[1]

Yara Prize

Yara International, a Norwegian chemical company and a large producer of fertilizer, established the Yara Prize for a Green Revolution in Africa in 2005. According to the company, "The Yara Prize aims at celebrating significant achievements related to food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture with a transformative power."[2]

The first recipient was Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia.[3] [4] The choice of recipient received criticism in Norway from human rights organisations and exiled Ethiopians, due to his political history.[5] [6] [7] [8] About 1 000 people demonstrated against the award being given to him. Human Rights Watch stated that

Africa Food Prize

In 2016, the Yara Prize became the Africa Food Prize, a $100,000 annual award.[9] [10] As of 2021, the Africa Food Price Committee is chaired by Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria.[11]

The first Africa Food Price winner was Kayano F. Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Obasanjo stated that "Dr. Nwanze's accomplishments on behalf of African farmers are a reminder of what's possible when you combine passion, good ideas, commitment, focus, hard work and dedication."[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lia N. . Poteet . Keck . Aries . Catherine Nakalembe Selected as a 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate NASA Applied Sciences . Earth Science Applied Sciences . . 8 May 2021 . en . 11 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Yara Prize celebrates 10-year anniversary . Yara . . 8 May 2021 . en . 20 April 2015.
  3. News: Ethiopian PM wins Norwegian prize dedicated to Africa - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan . 8 May 2021 . . 20 July 2005 . 8 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508150831/https://sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=10715 . dead .
  4. Web site: Yara: the fertiliser giant causing climate catastrophe – Corporate Watch . . 8 May 2021 . 6 September 2019.
  5. News: Løvlie . Anders Sundnes . Vurderer å droppe skandalepris . 8 May 2021 . . 27 August 2005 . no.
  6. News: Kjøpt miljøpris . 8 May 2021 . Dagsavisen . 30 August 2005 . no.
  7. News: Bang . Heidi Katrine . Yara erkjenner at bønder fengsles . 8 May 2021 . Dagsavisen . 3 September 2005 . no.
  8. News: Åmås . Knut Olav . Velregissert PR-show for Yara . 8 May 2021 . . 4 September 2005 . nb.
  9. Web site: Turning Yara Prize into Africa Food Prize . Yara . Yara International . 8 May 2021 . en . 15 April 2016.
  10. News: Africa: Andre Bationo and Catherine Nakalembe Awarded the 2020 Africa Food Prize . 8 May 2021 . . 11 September 2020 . en.
  11. News: Ugandan Doctor wins Africa’s Food Award . 8 May 2021 . East African Business Week . 11 September 2020 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727124014/https://www.busiweek.com/ugandan-doctor-wins-africas-food-award/ . dead .
  12. News: INTERVIEW: 'If we don’t act now, the future will not be in our hands' – UN rural development agency chief . 8 May 2021 . UN News . 17 October 2016 . en.
  13. News: Head of UN rural poverty agency wins inaugural Africa Food Prize, dedicates it to “millions of African women who silently toil to feed their families” . 8 May 2021 . UN News . 6 September 2016 . en.

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