2009 Laureate: Gebisa Ejeta

The 2009 World Food Prize was awarded to Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed have dramatically increased the production and availability of one of the worlds five principal grains and enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.

[@teklegabriel1425]

A great contribution to humanity. Bless you, brother.

[@DreamWorkerl]

ጀግና ሃገሩን የሚወድ ደግሞ በትረታቸው ትልቅ ቦታ የደረሱ መልካም ሰው::

[@kor405]

Thank you sir !!!!!
Am so proud of you!!!
Thank you for not forgetting.....!!!❤

[@_zz.123_]

Dr. Ejeta is my neighbor! This is absolutely inspiring

[@nefsneger8414]

Very touching and inspiring!

[@mesafint1]

Thank you for your dedicated work on this issue. I am very proud of you. You are an inspiration to not only Ethiopians but young Africans worldwide.
Mesfin

[@asebetekeste4542]

I am proud of by my brother Gabisa Ejeta

[@hailuwendie4772]

Thank you Prof. Gebisa Ejeta for research you did on sorghum and breakthrough results on dramatic production increase and drought-resistance crop that 30 million world population depend as their staple food. I fondly remember my student years in the College of Agriculture in the Department of Plant Science, and at the Institute of Agricultural Research at Melela Werere Reseach Sation in Awash Valley. God Bless Gebisa and his family!!!

[@hailuwendie4772]

Thank you Prof. Gebissa, indeed you are a hero humanitarian and a visionary plant scientist (plant breeder) who did breakthrough research that won you the World Food Prize which is equivalent to Noble Prize Laureate. God Bless you and your family!!!

[@melkamudereje637]

Jabaa saayintii sadarkaa addunyaa👏👏👏👏

[@gertrae13]

I see him almost every day!

[@JundikasoAhmed]

Vtavooo

[@cautionmobaile4423]

❤❤

[@crimsonJerom]

Loved it until Killary showed up.

[@gembreachile90]

Have you seen his picture with Emperor Haileselassie? I don't think you can say he oppressed him.

[@abck23]

LOL - He wasn’t the only person from Oromia. And let’s hear his personal experience …