Nomination

Criteria

The nominee must establish exceptionally significant and globally impacting achievements, which resulted in a demonstrable increase in the quantity, quality or availability of food for a substantial number of people or improvement in quality of life of farmers or rural masses. The impact of this achievements must be measurable, quantifiable, or otherwise demonstrated either in terms of increased production or productivity, reduced cost of cultivation, improved return on investments, reduced poverty, hunger or suffering; or enhanced health, nutrition, quality of life and well-being. While evaluating significance of the individual achievements as well as complexity of the problem solved will be the important aspects to be considered. The person may be nationally and internationally recognized for the transformational change happened with the interventions or work achievements. The prize will be awarded to one person or one institution only and the nominee must be in good state of health to attend the award ceremony to receive the prize personally.

Nominations

Any individual or institution, private or public organization, may apply or submit a nomination for the World Agriculture Prize. As many nominations as deemed fit may be submitted. All nominations are treated confidential, and the identities of the nominators and the nominating organization will be kept confidential. Though individuals may generate nominations, but for serving people the nomination must be endorsed by, and submitted through proper channel.

The following list details the information that will be required.

Nominating Organization: Name(s) of the person(s) submitting the nomination, the name of the nominating organization, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number. The nomination must be endorsed by a senior official of the nominating organization, certifying the accuracy of the information.

  • Nominating Organization: Name(s) of the person(s) submitting the nomination, the name of the nominating organization, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number. The nomination must be endorsed by a senior official of the nominating organization, certifying the accuracy of the information.
  • Nominee Name: Nominee’s name, current position, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number.
  • Biographical Information: Photograph, Date and place of birth, education, and a resume or CV detailing the nominee's positions held, professional affiliations, honors, and awards.
  • Summary: Summary of the nominee's achievement, in 200 words or less.
  • Statement of Achievement: In no more than two pages, describe the nominee’s specific achievement, which has significantly increased the quality, quantity, or availability of, or access to, food. The nominee should be nominated for one specific, measurable and sustainable achievement.
  • Statement of Impact: In no more than two pages, describe the impact of the nominee's achievement in terms of: the number of people affected; the directness of the impact; the geographical boundaries of the impact; and its effect over time on the well-being of the people affected through either enhanced health, nutrition and quality of life, or reduced levels of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. The most compelling nominations will demonstrate quantitatively the change or changes that occurred as a direct result of the nominee’s achievement.
  • Seconding Nominations: A letter seconding the nomination must be provided from at least two individuals who are familiar with the nominee’s work, but who are not directly associated with the nominating organization. Letters seconding the nomination should support the data regarding the nominee’s achievement as well as its impact on the people
  • Supporting Documents: Documents should be provided that support the nomination including, but not limited to, articles describing the nominee’s achievements and the impact of his or her work; and publications by or about the nominee that directly relate to the nomination.
  • All text documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word format and will be used to prepare press material in case of nominee winning the award.

Selection

Procedure

For the application to be considered, nominations with all seconding and supporting documents must be submitted by 15th September of the year. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. After reviewing the nominations for appropriateness and completeness, they will be forwarded to the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee then reviews the nominations and recommends the recipient and first alternate it deems most worthy for the award. The Selection Committee is composed of a panel of distinguished individuals who are knowledgeable about various aspects of plant science, agricultural production, policy and economic scenario, nutrition, food processing, water and the environment.