Awards and Recognitions​

In 2006, Alysson Paolinelli received the World Food Prize (picture below), an international award created by Norman Borlaug to recognize the work of people with great and significant contribution to global food security. The prize is known as a “Nobel for food”.

Prêmios e Honrarias
Prêmios e Honrarias

Other highlights

  • Frederico de Menezes Veiga Award, of Embrapa (1981);
  • Professor Emeritus of the University of Lavras (2006);
  • Agribusiness Person of the Year (2006), by the Brazilian Agribusiness Association;
  • National Order of Scientific Merit – Grã-Cruz Class (2008)
  • Medal of the 150 years of MAPA – Ministry of Agriculture, Cattle Raising and Supply;
  • Luiz de Queiroz Medal (2017);
  • Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2019 (picture on the side);
  • Legislative Civic Merit Medal, the most important distinction of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo (2021).
  • Minister Alysson Paolinelli’s Commendation, created by the Brazilian Bar Association of the State of Minas Gerais (OAB/MG) (2021);
  • Bust in Primavera do Leste, State of Mato Grosso, a recognition by the Rural Union of the municipality (2021);
  • Plaque “The Visionary of Sustainable Tropical Agriculture”, recognition by the Paolinelli Network at the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo – FIESP (2021).
Prêmios e Honrarias
Prêmios e Honrarias Comenda Ministro Alysson Paolinelli, criada pela Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB/MG) (2021)
Prêmios e Honrarias Busto em Primavera do Leste/MT, homenagem do Sindicato Rural do município (2021)
Prêmios e Honrarias Busto em Primavera do Leste/MT, homenagem do Sindicato Rural do município (2021)
Prêmios e Honrarias Placa “O Visionário da Agricultura Tropical Sustentável”, homenagem da Rede Paolinelli, na Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo – FIESP (2021)