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- Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize.
- She is a global nutrition expert of Indian descent.
- She received this award for her ground breaking research in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems.
- World Food Prize is an award that aims to recognise achievements made in the field of food and agriculture.
- World Food Prize last year was also awarded to a person of Indian origin.
- In 2020, the World Food Prize was won by Dr. Rattan Lal who was born and brought up in India.
- He received the prize for his soil-centric approach to increase food production while conserving natural resources and tackling climate change.
- The World Food Prize was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in 1986.
- At present, it is given by the World Food Prize Foundation.
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