The World Food Prize was established by Dr. Norman Borlaug and is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in agriculture. This year’s winner is Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose extensive work in crop modeling, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and activism is helping to prepare the world to combat the effects of climate change. In this episode, Cynthia discusses her work as a crop modeler, her work with farmers, politicians, and other stakeholders, and how we can all work together for lasting change.

Tune in to learn:

• Why NASA is interested in crop modeling on Earth
• How a foray into Italy got Cynthia hooked on agriculture
• How Ag MIP is creating a crop modeling symphony
• How a stakeholder-first approach helps farmers and researchers advance together

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20789

It will be freely available from 14 October to 31 October, 2022.

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Resources

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/skhFFkRn2f3ckFjlhC1MhSXkpLOxIqZeB3dsHNkJNqaiy1PE4-LTxFePyRqfqzgZlb054mfBRpGfOdlDcoEgt82-Fhg?loadFrom=SharedLink 

Ag MIP website: https://agmip.org/

Ag MIP Impacts Explorer: https://agmip-ie.wenr.wur.nl/

World Food Prize: https://www.worldfoodprize.org/

World Food Prize feature on Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig: https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/2022_rosenzweig/

Dr. Norman Borlaug with Julie Borlaug, Dr. Ronnie Coffman, and Dr. Ed Runge: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/dr-norman-borlaug-with-julie-borlaug-dr-ronnie-coffman-and-dr-ed-runge

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