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World Food Prize 2026 goes to Dutch food-safety scientist Hub Lelieveld
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Who founded the World Food Prize Hub Lelieveld just won? The GS-III awards fact to remember
Hub Lelieveld of the Netherlands, a food-safety scientist and humanitarian, is the recipient of the 2026 World Food Prize. The prize was founded by Norman Borlaug, the agronomist behind the Green Revolution, to honour advances in the quality, quantity or availability of food.
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Hub Lelieveld of the Netherlands, a food-safety scientist and humanitarian, is the recipient of the 2026 World Food Prize.
The prize was founded by Norman Borlaug, the agronomist behind the Green Revolution, to honour advances in the quality, quantity or availability of food.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- 2026 World Food Prize: Hub Lelieveld of the Netherlands, a food-safety scientist and humanitarian
- Founded by Norman Borlaug, the agronomist behind the Green Revolution
- The prize honours advances in the quality, quantity or availability of food
- M. S. Swaminathan was the first World Food Prize laureate in 1987
- Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work on high-yielding wheat
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How the exam will ask it
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- The World Food Prize was founded by Norman Borlaug, the agronomist associated with the Green Revolution.
- The World Food Prize recognises contributions to improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
- The 2026 World Food Prize has been awarded to Hub Lelieveld of the Netherlands for work in food safety.
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GS-III (agriculture, food security) and GS-II (global hunger governance). Food safety is a neglected pillar of food security: availability alone does not ensure nutrition if food is contaminated. In India, the FSSAI under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 is the key regulator; the way forward lies in stronger testing infrastructure, supply-chain hygiene and consumer awareness.
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Answer before you reveal
The World Food Prize, whose 2026 laureate was announced recently, was founded by which agronomist?
- M. S. Swaminathan
- Verghese Kurien
- Norman Borlaug
- Jonas Salk
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ഉത്തരം: C — Norman Borlaug is correct. Borlaug, the agronomist behind the Green Revolution, founded the World Food Prize.
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