Registration is now open for the 2016 Borlaug Dialog in Des Moines, Iowa. The event will be held on October 12-14 at the Marriott Downtown Hotel and will focus on the crucial role of nutrition in global food security.

The 2016 conference celebrates the 30th anniversary of the World Food Prize by bringing together international leaders, policy makers, farmers, executives, scientists, and experts to address critical food issues.

The title of the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue “Let Food Be Thy Medicine,” a quote attributed to Hippocrates approximately 2,400 years ago, best captures the ground-breaking achievement for which the 2016 World Food Prize laureates are being honored – the development and implementation of biofortification, breeding critical vitamins and micronutrients into staple crops, thereby dramatically reducing “hidden hunger” for millions.

The 2016 Borlaug Dialogue will feature presentations by two dynamic women political leaders from Africa: H.E. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius and H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, as well as addresses from Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and H. E. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group.

View the full speaker list and register today!