Ethiopian scientist wins World Food Prize

An Ethiopian scientist who has helped to feed hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa has won this year's World Food Prize.

Dr. Gebisa Ejeta was honored at the U.S. State Department Thursday for his breakthroughs in developing drought and disease-resistant forms of sorghum, which is an African diet staple. According to the U.S.-based World Food Prize Foundation, which awards the prize annually to individuals who have helped increase the global food supply, Ejeta's efforts have exponentially increased production and availability of the crop around the continent.

Ejeta grew up in a one-room thatched hut in Ethiopia and eventually became a …