Jim has devoted all his career to help reduce hunger and poverty in the world. Acting as the president of the Food and Research Action Committee since 1998, Jim also works to protect the legal rights of children and people living in poverty and expanding their economic security. He has also litigated in the Federal Court and the Supreme Court to enforce reforms on medical aid, food stamps among other public benefits issues.

7. John Coonrod

Apart from being a scientist, writer and director, Dutch Louise Fresco is also an expert on food and agriculture sustainability. A former UN director, Fresco has a very strong hold on a number of global issues like poverty, hunger and other environmental issues. Smart agriculture, according to her, is the answer to the world's hunger needs. She believes that we must support local agriculture around the world instead of being in love with the idea of a farmer's market, overpriced items of food and homemade products. Having done field work in most of the 80 countries she has visited till date, she's also an advisor to the Dutch government.

9. Rachel Zelon

Otherwise known as the 'Indian Father Of Green Revolution', Professor Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is world-renowned for his work. For his work in the 'Green Revolution', he received the World Food Prize in 1987, the proceeds of which were used in setting up the M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). The foundation works towards tackling the issues faced in agriculture, food and nutrition in rural India with science and technology.

11. Ankit Kawatra



Started by Ankit Kawatra, Feeding India is an organisation that works towards eliminating hunger from India by 2025. Largely a volunteer-run organisation, Feeding India collects excess food from donors, whether it's homes, hotels, canteens or restaurants, and uses it to feed the hungry in the country. According to the United Nations development report, 40% percent, or Rs 58,000 crore worth of food produced in India goes to waste. Which is all the more alarming when we find out that a staggering 45% of Indian children die from malnutrition.