2020 LAUREATES

GCHERA ANNOUNCES THE 2020 LAUREATES OF THE PRESTIGIOUS WORLD AGRICULTURE PRIZE

GCHERA (Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences) is pleased to announce the 2020 Laureates of the World Agriculture PrizeProfessor ZHANG Fusuo of China Agricultural University and Distinguished Professor Pamela Ronald of the University of California-Davis, in recognition of their outstanding achievements in agriculture and life science education and scientific research.

The two laureates will each be conferred the prize via an award ceremony on 1 December, 2020 transmitted virtually from Nanjing Agricultural University, the People’s Republic of China.  Each prize of 100,000 USD is generously sponsored by the Education Development Foundation of Nanjing Agricultural University and Da Bei Nong Group. The ceremony will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Nanjing, China (+8 GMT), December 1 and at 5:00 p.m. (-8 GMT) in Davis, California on November 30th.