World Food Prize was awarded on the occasion of the United Nations World Food Day on October 16, 2009. Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. The winners received USD $250,000 II. This year's prize was won by Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia III. The winner was chosen for development of New Rice for Africa (NERICA), with the potential to increase rice yields in Africa

Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia was honored for developing Africa\'s first sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the parasitic weed Striga. World Food Day is the anniversary of the founding of the FAO, headquartered in Rome, in 1945. The World Food Prize was created in 1986 by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug with the help of General Foods, and since 1990 has been sponsored by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan.