Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation ...

Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is ...

He has served two terms as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and two terms as governor of Iowa, in addition to involvement with several organizations focused on agricultural trade and sustainable food ...

Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor, will ...

Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the World Food Prize Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday.

The World Food Prize Foundation says former Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will serve as the new CEO of the organization beginning on March 1, 2025. As the CEO, the Foundation says Vilsack will leverage his ...

Former Iowa governor and two-time U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will become the CEO of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday. Paul ...

Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize. “I intend to still be involved as a volunteer and I want to do what I can to help,” Branstad said during a ...

The letter, co-ordinated by the World Food Prize Foundation and backed by globally renowned scientists, argues that, without a moonshot in agricultural research, we are heading for a crisis in 2050.

FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD HAS RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE. BRANSTAD SAYS ONE OF HIS ...

The former governor, stepping down after serving as secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, will become the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation’s first CEO. The Democrat ...