Bangladeshi agricultural entrepreneur and BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo has been named the recipient of the "Top Agri-Food Pioneer" award by the US-based World Food Prize Foundation. Mintoo, founder of Lal Teer Seeds Ltd., has made significant contributions to seed development, livestock, and food security for over four decades. He established the country’s first ISTA-accredited seed testing lab and pioneered hybrid seed and semen technologies in Bangladesh. He will be officially honored in October 2025 in Iowa, USA.