Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application

September 25, 2023

Dr Swati Nayak, an Indian scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.
- Ms Nayak will formally receive the Borlaug Field Award during a ceremony at the 2023 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue October 24-26 in Des Moines, Iowa.
She is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging smallholder farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties.
The award is given to exceptional scientists under 40 and someone who works in the field of food and nutrition security, hunger eradication in memory of the Nobel awardee and Green Revolution’s chief architect Dr Norman Borlaug.
It carries a prize of $10,000 and is endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation