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World Food Prize laureates ask Biden to elevate hunger
A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other past winners of the World Food Prize sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition
By DAVID PITT Associated Press
February 23, 2021, 7:02 PM
• 3 min read
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019 file photo, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize, speaks at U.N. headquarters. A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other past winners of the World Food Prize, including Adesina, sent a letter Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition. The World Food Prize Foundation released the letter that describes United States involvement in battling global hunger as found