Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria, whose work boosts crop yields while slashing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting water pollution, is this year’s winner of the $500,000 World Food Prize. Hungria’s biological seed and soil treatments enable wheat, corn and other major crops, including soybeans — Brazil’s top agricultural export — to source nutrients through soil bacteria, significantly increasing yields while reducing the need for synthetic fertilizer. The Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation announced Hungria as this year's winner on Tuesday, May 13. She'll officially receive the award, often referred to as the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for agriculture, in a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol on Oct 23. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #DesMoines #Iowa #WorldFoodPrize #agriculture