date:Jun 13, 2012
Dr. Hillel was announced as the winner of the award at a June 12 ceremony at the U.S. State Department.
This year we honor Dr. Daniel Hillel, a scientist from Israel, for his pioneering work in the Middle East that revolutionized food production in that region and around the world, said Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation. Dr. Hillel laid the foundation for maximizing efficient water usage in agriculture through a method known as micro-irrigation, which has