Rattan Lal

Rattan Lal
Born5 September 1944 (79 years)
Karyal, West Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
CitizenshipUS
Known forSustainable soil management for global food security and mitigation of climate change
AwardsGlinka 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
InstitutionsUniversity 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 a 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.[1] He is considered a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve global food security and develop climate-resilient agriculture.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "Professor Rattan Lal honoured with Glinka World Soil Prize 2018". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ The White House (2022-01-14). "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. Retrieved 2023-12-03.