{"id":174883,"date":"2025-12-25T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174883"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:05:59","slug":"world-food-prize-honour-this-padmashree-awardee-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/world-food-prize-honour-this-padmashree-awardee-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Prize Honour This Padmashree Awardee Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Celebrated chef, author and Padma\u202fShri awardee\u202fSanjeev\u202fKapoor has been recognised by the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) as one of its 2025 Top Agri\u2011Food Pioneers (TAP). The honour highlights his work far beyond the kitchen \u2014 linking culinary expertise, nutrition advocacy, and agricultural sourcing into a unified agenda for better food systems. According to the Foundation\u2019s profile, Kapoor has helped deliver over 2.5\u202fmillion nutrient\u2011rich meals to schoolchildren and championed bio\u2011fortified crops such as iron\u2011rich pearl millet and zinc\u2011rich wheat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kapoor was recognised not only for his culinary excellence but for using food as a platform to address deeper challenges in India\u2019s nutrition and agri\u2011ecosystem. His leadership in initiatives like \u2018Nutri Pathshala\u2019, which connects schools, farmers, and nutrition programmes, played a key role in this honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His work reflects a unique mix of,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Culinary innovation rooted in Indian traditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocacy for nutrition-rich meals across schools and communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotion of sustainable sourcing from Indian farmers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public awareness campaigns linking food with health, agriculture, and social impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrated chef, author and Padma\u202fShri awardee\u202fSanjeev\u202fKapoor has been recognised by the World Food Prize Foundation (WFPF) as one of its 2025 Top Agri\u2011Food Pioneers (TAP). The honour highlights his work far beyond the kitchen \u2014 linking culinary expertise, nutrition advocacy, and agricultural sourcing into a unified agenda for better food systems. 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