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Geoffrey Hawtin

Agriculture, General and Allied Sciences

Geoffrey Charles Hawtin, born in 1949, is an agricultural scientist who has served in public institutions working in agricultural biodiversity, plant genetic resources, crop breeding and research management. He played key roles in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and negotiating the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, has headed two CGIAR research centers, and was named a 2024 World Food Prize laureate together with Cary Fowler for leadership in preserving and protecting crop biodiversity. He was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for his career dedicated to using agriculture as a tool against poverty in developing countries.

Facts
Birth Year
1949 1
Nationality
British-Canadian 2
Defining Contribution
Hawtin played key roles in the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and in negotiating the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, work for which he and Cary Fowler were named 2024 World Food Prize laureates. 1
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Associated With

Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Institutions
Source Geoffrey Hawtin (Wikipedia)

Works In

CGIAR, Institutions
Source Geoffrey Hawtin (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Geoffrey Hawtin (Wikipedia)
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  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    Geoffrey Charles Hawtin OBE (b. 16 March 1949) is an agricultural scientist and World Food Prize laureate who has served in public institutions working in agricultural biodiversity, plant genetic resources, crop breeding and research management.
  • lead paragraph, third sentence
    He played key roles in the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the negotiation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources.
  • Works In: CGIAR, lead paragraph, fourth sentence
    He has headed two CGIAR Research Centers and currently is on the Executive Board of the Crop Trust.
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2. Geoffrey Hawtin: Crop Diversity Pioneer Who Won the World Food Prize (Crop Trust)
Crop Trustarticle body, sentence naming his nationality
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The British-Canadian plant geneticist
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