Oct. 17, 2006

World Food Prize laureate to talk on sustainable agriculture

The first World Food Prize laureate, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, will talk on sustainable agriculture at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the Jordan Lecture Hall in the Carver Science Center.

Indian-born Swaminathan, who was awarded the prize in 1987 for spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties to India’s farmers, will deliver the lecture "From a Green to an Ever-Green Revolution." Swaminathan has worked with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to establish agricultural policies and programs that will maintain long-term self-sufficiency in India. He has also been involved in the United Nations World Food Congress, the International Federation of Agricultural Research Systems for Development and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call (515) 961-1600.