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The prize was created in 1986 by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug, and since 1990 has been sponsored by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan . The Prize recognizes contributions in any field involved in the world food supply -- food and agriculture science and technology, manufacturing, marketing, nutrition, economics, poverty alleviation, political leadership and the social sciences. As well as recognizing personal accomplishments, Borlaug saw the Prize as a means of establishing role models who would inspire others.

1 Laureates

2004 - Prof. Yuan Longping, China.

• For: Development of hybrid rice varieties.

2004 - Dr. Monty Jones, Sierra Leone.

• For: New Rice for Africa (NERICA), hybridized African and Asian rice species, increasing yields.

2003 - Catherine Bertini, United States.

• For: Transforming the World Food Programme from a development assistance program to the larget and most effective humanitarian food relief organization.

2002 - Dr. Pedro A. Sanchez , United States/ CubaAlternate meanings: see Cuba (disambiguation The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean, in between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west M.

• For: Developing ways to restore fertility to degraded soils in Africa and South America.

2001 - Dr. Per Pinstrup Andersen, DenmarkKongeriget Danmark ( In Detail) Motto of the Queen: Guds hjaelp, Folkets kaerlighed, Danmarks styrke (English: God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength) Official language Danish Capital Copenhagen Kobenhavn Monarch Margrethe II Prime Ministe.

• For: Establishment of "Food For Education" programs in which the families receive food subsidies when children stay in school.

2000 - Dr. Evangelina Villegas, MexicoThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co and Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy..

• For: Developing high quality protein maize (QPM).

1999 - Dr. Walter PlowrightDr Walter Plowright (1923-) is a vetinary scientist, he devoted career to the erradication of the cattle plague Rinderpest. His work led to the development of the Plowright vaccine, which is predicted to destroy the disease by 2010 , it will be the first, United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly

• For: Developing a vaccine against the cattle plague, rinderpestRinderpest (RP) is a inflectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and some species of wildlife, it is commonly reffered to as cattle plague. It is characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality. Rinderpest.

1998 - B.R. Barwale, India.

• For: Founder of independent seed company Mahyco, strengthening seed supply and distribution through out India.

1997 - Dr. Ray F. Smith, United States and Dr. Perry Adkisson, United States.

• For: developing the concept of Integrated Pest ManagementIPM bollworm trap''Cotton field Manning, South Carolina In agriculture, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a pest control strategy that uses an array of complementary methods: natural predators and parasites, pest-resistant varieties (see GMO), cultural (IPM) which employs various techniques to protect crops from insect damage in an environmentally sustainable manner.

1996 - Dr. Henry Beachell, United States and Dr. Gurdev Khush , India.

• For: Developing rice lines what have doubled rice production in the last 30 years.

1995 - Dr. Hans R. Herren, Switzerland.

• For: Developing a pest control program for the cassava mealybug, which could destroy African cassava crop.

1994 - Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh.

• For: Founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, developed innovative small loan programs for the poor, providing millions of people access to more food and better nutrition.

1993 - He Kang, China.

• For: Initiating reforms while head of the Ministry of Agriculture which made China self-sufficient for food production.

1992 - Dr. Edward F. Knipling , United States and Dr. Raymond Bushland, United States.

• For: developing the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control insect parasites that harm the world's food supply.

1991 - Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw, United States.

• For: Human nutrition studies that led to the use of protein-rich food products to combat malnutrition in developing countries.

1990 - Dr. John Niederhauser , United States.

• For: Discovering a durable resistance to potato late blight.

1989 - Dr. Verghese Kurien, India.

• For: turning the milksheds of India into the Amul cooperatives that produce, process, and market milk in the urban centres of that country,

1988 - Dr. Robert F. Chandler, United States.

• For:Work with the International Rice Research Institute and his leadership in developing tropical rice varieties that doubled and tripled the yields beyond traditional varieties.

1987 - Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, India.

• For: Introducing high-yielding wheat and rice varieties to India starting India's Green Revolution