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Salma Sultana, the 2020 Borlaug Field Award winner, has made groundbreaking contributions to international agriculture, particularly in Bangladesh, where she has championed veterinary outreach, treatment, and education for small-scale farmers. She is the founder of the Model Livestock Advancement Foundation and the Model Livestock Institute and Veterinary Hospital, providing crucial support to rural communities. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Asian Scientists by Asian Scientist Magazine.

Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World? What is the role of innovation and thinking outside the box?聽

Consumers are increasingly demanding foods that are both healthy and produced in an environmentally sustainable ecosystem. At the same time, millions of people around the globe continue to face hunger and food insecurity. How can agriculture and food producers meet growing food demand in a world where they face resource and environmental constraints by leveraging innovative agricultural technologies and thinking outside the box?