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The World Food Prize Foundation is a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating innovations and inspiring action to end global hunger and improve food security. Its primary mandate is awarding the prestigious annual World Food Prize, often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture', which honors breakthrough achievements in the quality, quantity, or availability of food. Conceived by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug in 1986, the foundation was formally established in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1990 with the philanthropic backing of John Ruan.