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30 April 2019

2019 Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize and Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security

Dr. Baldwyn Torto

The 2019 Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food is awarded to Dr. Baldwyn Torto (International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology, Kenya) in the “Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development” category; Dr. Jan Leach (Colorado State University, USA) in the

Dr. Jan Leach

“Distinguished Scientist” category and Dr. Julius Adewopo (International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Rwanda) in the “Young Promising Scientist” category.

Dr. Julius Adewopo

The 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, has been awarded in parallel to the project “Innovation Mapping for Food Security – IM4FS” led by Dr. Tomaso Ceccarelli (Wageningen Environmental Research, The Netherlands) and Dr. Elias Eyasu Fantahun (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia).

Dr. Elias Eyasu Fantahun
Dr. Tomaso Ceccarelli

The 2019 Award ceremony will be held in Montpellier (France) during the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry, the 22nd of May, 2019.

An independent jury composed of internationally recognized individuals is appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Agropolis Fondation. This group deliberated and selected the winner in both Prizes. This year’s jury was chaired by Dr. Guido Gryseels, Director-General of the Royal Museum for Central Africa.

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Contact

Oliver Oliveros
Directeur Délégué, en charge des partenariats, des coopérations internationales et du développement

oliveros@agropolis.fr

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