Indian school student Ameena Nazreen A S wins the Global Youth Institute Award at the World Food Prize symposium

23 October 2026

Ameena Nazreen A S, one of seven high school students taking part through NAAS-YUVA, won the Global Youth Institute Award, which carries a cash prize of 500 US dollars, at the 2026 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue organised by the World Food Prize Foundation. The dialogue was held at Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States from 20 to 22 October 2026 under the theme Before Hunger Wins. The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences ran an exhibition booth featuring its own publications and those of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and seven students presented research papers on food security challenges at the Global Youth Institute. NAAS President Dr M L Jat spoke virtually at a roundtable on agricultural higher education about reimagining agricultural education and moving towards integrated agri-food systems. NAAS also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology of the United States for cooperation in research, capacity development and knowledge exchange.