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World Food Prize: 2011 Laureates: John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, the former Des Moines Public Library, on the banks of the Des Moines River, in Iowa (illustrative image of the conferring institution; it does not show the awarding).
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, the former Des Moines Public Library, on the banks of the Des Moines River, in Iowa (illustrative image of the conferring institution; it does not show the awarding).Image: Fredddie (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA

Documentary record

According to the UN, Lula was one of the two winners of the 2011 World Food Prize, announced in Washington.[1]

The foundation's brochure for the announcement of the 2011 laureates indicates the announcement ceremony on June 21, at the U.S. Department of State.[2]

The foundation states that Kufuor and Lula were chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their personal commitment and leadership, as presidents, in creating and carrying out government policies to alleviate hunger and poverty in their countries.[3]

Among Lula's achievements listed by the foundation is having prioritized policies to guarantee three meals a day for all Brazilians, reaching, according to the foundation, MDG 1 of halving the proportion of people who are hungry and in poverty.[4]

In the announcement brochure, the foundation stated that the two laureates would be honored at the 2011 award ceremony, at the Iowa State Capitol, on October 13.[5]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. According to the UN, Lula was one of the two winners of the 2011 World Food Prize, announced in Washington.

    • Kufuor and Lula - World Food Prize · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: "Reducing Hunger and Poverty" section, paragraph 1. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were honored as the 2011 World Food Prize Laureates for their personal commitment and visionary leadership while serving as the presidents of Ghana and of Brazil, respectively, in creating and implementing government policies to alleviate hunger and poverty in their countries.”
    • UN official commends former leaders of Ghana, Brazil on winning World Food Prize · UN (UN News) International organization
      Where: paragraph 2. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “The two men, who led the drastic reduction of hunger and poverty in their countries, are the winners of the 2011 World Food Prize, announced in Washington yesterday.”
    • The World Food Prize: 2011 Laureate Announcement (folheto) · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 2, The 2011 World Food Prize Laureates, paragraph 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize”
    • The World Food Prize: 2011 Laureate Announcement (folheto) · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “June 21 • U.S. Department of State”

  2. 2. The foundation's brochure for the announcement of the 2011 laureates indicates the announcement ceremony on June 21, at the U.S. Department of State.

  3. 3. The foundation states that Kufuor and Lula were chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their personal commitment and leadership, as presidents, in creating and carrying out government policies to alleviate hunger and poverty in their countries.

    • The World Food Prize: 2011 Laureate Announcement (folheto) · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 2, "The 2011 World Food Prize Laureates". Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been chosen to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their personal commitment and visionary leadership while serving as the presidents of Ghana and of Brazil, respectively, in creating and implementing government policies to alleviate hunger and poverty in their countries.”

  4. 4. Among Lula's achievements listed by the foundation is having prioritized policies to guarantee three meals a day for all Brazilians, reaching, according to the foundation, MDG 1 of halving the proportion of people who are hungry and in poverty.

    • The World Food Prize: 2011 Laureate Announcement (folheto) · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 2, Lula's "Notable Achievements," first item. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “President Lula made it a priority to build critical policies that would ensure three meals a day for all Brazilians, achieving UN Millenium Development Goal 1 to reduce by half the proportion of people suffering from hunger and poverty: 93% of children and 82% of adults now eat three meals a day in Brazil.”

  5. 5. In the announcement brochure, the foundation stated that the two laureates would be honored at the 2011 award ceremony, at the Iowa State Capitol, on October 13.

    • The World Food Prize: 2011 Laureate Announcement (folheto) · The World Food Prize Foundation Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 2, presentation of the laureates. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “These two leaders will be honored at the 2011 Laureate Award Ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol on October 13.”