Evangelina Villegas Moreno (1924 to 2017) was a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center led to the development of quality protein maize. She shared the 2000 World Food Prize for this achievement with her colleague Surinder Vasal, becoming the first woman ever to receive the prize.
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Defining ContributionCo-developed quality protein maize (QPM) with Surinder Vasal at CIMMYT; shared the 2000 World Food Prize for this achievement and was the first woman to receive the prize. 1 Connections
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Surinder Vasal, Figures Thirty-five-year research partnership at CIMMYT that produced quality protein maize; jointly awarded the 2000 World Food Prize.
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Evangelina Villegas Moreno (October 24, 1924, April 24, 2017) was a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize led to the development of quality protein maize (QPM).
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She and her colleague from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Surinder Vasal, shared the 2000 World Food Prize for this achievement.
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was a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize led to the development of quality protein maize (QPM).
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Evangelina Villegas Moreno (October 24, 1924, April 24, 2017) was a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize led to the development of quality protein maize (QPM).
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