CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, native of Trinidad and Tobago and a citizen of Denmark, will receive the 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021 Leading nutrition expert Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted won the prize and in 2020 Indian-American soil scientist - Dr. Rattan Lal won the prize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dr. Rattan Lal (76), has been declared the winner of the World Food Prize 2020. The World Food Prize is an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first world food prize was given to M.S. Swaminathan for his contribution to the introduction of high-yield wheat and rice varieties in India and for starting India’s green revolution in 1987. In 2009 Norman Borlaug appointed MS Swaminathan as the laureate after him.