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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019 file photo, Executive Director of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Dr. Lawrence Haddad, left, and Director of Nutrition WFP Lauren Landis attend a Strategic Dialogue at Concordia's Annual Summit, held at Grand Hyatt in New York. A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other winners of the World Food Prize, including Haddad, sent a letter Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision for Upfield/AP Images, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019 file photo, Executive Director of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Dr. Lawrence Haddad, left, and Director of Nutrition WFP Lauren Landis attend a Strategic Dialogue at Concordia's Annual Summit, held at Grand Hyatt in New York. A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other winners of the World Food Prize, including Haddad, sent a letter Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision for Upfield/AP Images, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019 file photo, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize, speaks at U.N. headquarters. A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other past winners of the World Food Prize, including Adesina, sent a letter Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition. The World Food Prize Foundation released the letter that describes United States involvement in battling global hunger as foundational. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019 file photo, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize, speaks at U.N. headquarters. A group of 24 scientists, economists, researchers and other past winners of the World Food Prize, including Adesina, sent a letter Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to President Joe Biden asking him to focus on alleviating global hunger, poverty and malnutrition. The World Food Prize Foundation released the letter that describes United States involvement in battling global hunger as foundational. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)