The Board of Directors of “Niigata International Food Award Foundation “selected the 4th winners of the prize.

○Main Prize: Dr. Masa Iwanaga

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) ,
Former Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) / Japan

○Sano Tozaburo Special Prize: Dr. Takao Masumoto

Director, Division of Regional Resources Engineering
Institute for Rural Engineering
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) / Japan

○Sano Tozaburo Special Prize: Dr. Marcy Nicole Wilder

Senior Research Scientist Fisheries Division
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences / USA

○21Century’s Hope Award: Dr. Yusaku Uga

Principal researcher, Breeding Material Development Unit, Division of Basic Research,
Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization / Japan