World Food Prize

Irrigation Pioneer Garners Top Prize

06/26/2012
Stewart Ain
Staff Writer

Daniel Hillel, 81, of New York and Zichron Yaakov, Israel, has been awarded the 2012 World Food Prize for his collaborative work that revolutionized the field of irrigation. The award honors efforts to fight global hunger and was created by American Norman Borlaug, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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