Which of the following Indian Foundations has received the Food Vision 2050 prize in August 2020 ?

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Correct — B, Naandi Foundation. In August 2020 the Rockefeller Foundation named the ten global 'Top Visionaries' of its Food System Vision 2050 Prize, and the Hyderabad-based Naandi Foundation was the Indian winner. It was recognised for its 'Arakunomics' model — a regenerative, farmer-owned approach combining agriculture and economics, built around tribal coffee farming in the Araku Valley (Andhra Pradesh), Wardha and New Delhi.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Smile Foundation is an education and health-focused NGO; it was not the recipient of the Food System Vision 2050 Prize.  (c) The Adani Foundation is the Adani Group's CSR arm; it did not receive this Rockefeller Foundation food-systems prize.  (d) The Reliance Foundation is Reliance Industries' philanthropic arm; it was not among the Food Vision 2050 winners.

Concept: The Rockefeller Foundation's Food System Vision Prize invited teams worldwide to imagine regenerative, nourishing food systems for the year 2050. In August 2020 it named ten 'Top Visionaries', among them India's Naandi Foundation for 'Arakunomics'. Naandi Foundation (est. 1998, Hyderabad) works on nutrition, safe water and regenerative agriculture; Arakunomics links soil health, biodiversity and premium tribal coffee to raise farmer incomes.

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