The 2008 World Food Prize winners met the press on Thursday, which was also World Food Day.
Former Senators Bob Dole and George McGovern took questions from the media on a variety of topics ranging from funding for the school lunch program, to biofuels, to the world financial situation. The two are splitting the $250,000 World Food Prize for their work in creating the McGovern-Dole international school-feeding program. Sen. Dole quipped during their conversation on Wednesday night that “two losers finally won something” referring to the fact that both ran unsuccessful bids for the White House. Someone noted that he should win some prize for the most one-liners by a World Food Prize winner!
Listen to that press conference here:
wfp-08-press.mp3
You can also download the audio with this link: World Food Prize Winners Press Conference (mp3)