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= Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted = Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is the 2021 World Food Prize laureate. Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted's work focuses on fisheries, nutrition, and ecology. Dr. Thilsted is originally from the island of Trinidad. She cites being raised in a "Hindu" household as a main inspiration for her work, where "education was only second to religion." She additionally cites growing up in a household with four generations of women, and women who were involved in kitchen, that inspired her to pursue work that improved nutrition for families, especially in encouraging women and children to eat more fish.

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