Shaker Heights Student Attends World Food Prize Global Youth Institute

Laurel School junior Shireen Bhatia recently attended the 26th annual World Food Prize Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Iowa, where 150 students from 27 states and territories and five countries heard from leaders of hunger relief efforts, and presented their own work.

The program was part of the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, devoted to discussing the world's hunger and food security issues, according to a media release about Bhatia's trip, which was Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.

To get the opportunity to participate, Bhatia researched global food security issues in a country, submitted a paper about what they learned and presented to the experts and scientists at the institute.

Speakers included Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan and CEOs of DuPont, Novus and more.

The theme of Bhatia's paper was "Cultivating Innovations to Feed the World," and she had the opportunity to discuss it with experts in the industry and those interested in global agriculture, development and food security.