The Board of Directors of “Niigata International Food Award Foundation “selected the 8th winners of the prize.

○ Grand Prix: Dr. Guntur Venkata Subbarao

Senior Researcher, Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)：India

○ Grand Prix: Ms. Kate Kelland

Chief Scientific Writer at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) / Former Global Health and Science Correspondent at Reuters：United Kingdom

○ Sano Tozaburo Special Prize: Dr. HATCHO Nobumasa

President, Agricultural Development Consultants Association / Professor Emeritus, Kindai University：Japan

○ 21st Century hope Prize: Dr. BEPPU Shigeru

Deputy Chairman and Director of the Japan Disaster Food Society：Japan