Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Israeli irrigation expert wins World Food Prize

An Israeli scientist who has reached across political and ethnic boundaries to help dozens of countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America improve agriculture with new irrigation methods will receive the World Food Prize, the prize's foundation announced on Tuesday.

                              Dr. Daniel Hillel with Palestinian Muslim community leaders.Photo by AP Photo / The World Food Prize Foundation

 "It is significant that Dr. Hillel's nomination for the World Food Prize contained letters of support from individuals and organizations in Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates,"

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