Mariangela Hungria
Mariangela Hungria da Cunha (born 6 February 1958) is a Brazilian
agronomist and
microbiologist noted for pioneering work on
biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and the use of beneficial soil bacteria as microbial inoculants for tropical crops. Since 1982 she has been a researcher with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (
Embrapa), helping farmers replace chemical fertilizers with beneficial soil bacteria. In 2025 she became the first Brazilian woman to receive the
World Food Prize, for “extraordinary scientific advancements in biological nitrogen fixation” that transformed tropical agriculture. She is a member of the
Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
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