Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal | |
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| Born | 5 September 1944 (80 years) Karyal, West Punjab, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Citizenship | US |
| Education | (BSc)Punjab Agricultural University (MSc) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (PhD)The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio |
| Known for | Sustainable soil management for global food security and mitigation of climate change |
| Awards | Glinka World Soil Prize (2018), GCHERA World Agriculture Prize (2018), Japan Prize (2019), Arrell Global Food Innovation Award (2020), World Food Prize (2020), Padma Shri (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Sydney, Australia 1968-69; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1969-87; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA 1987-2010. |
Rattan Lal (born 5 September 1944) is an Indian-American soil scientist. His work focuses on regenerative agriculture through which soil can help resolve global issues such as climate change, food security and water quality. He is considered a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve global food security and develop climate-resilient agriculture.
He has received the Padma Shri Award (2021), World Food Prize (2020), Arrell Global Food Innovation Award (2020), the Japan Prize (2019), the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize (2018), and the Glinka World Soil Prize (2018), among others, for his work.