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The 'Oscar' of food prizes goes to a Brazilian who harnessed the power of bacteria

By Dan Charles
Published May 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM EDT

This year's $500,000 World Food Prize, for advances in agriculture and nutrition, goes to a Brazilian who boosted the country's farming revolution, turning it into a soybean superpower.

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Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.
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