Rattan Lal
Dr. Rattan Lal is an Indian-born soil scientist who received the 2020 World Food Prize for his contributions to soil fertility. He advocates for local food production as a means to combat food insecurity, asserting that famine is often a result of social and economic factors rather than a lack of food.
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Rattan Lal is the 2020 World Food Prize winner and a global leader in soil science.
El pedido del presidente de AAPRESID a los productores previo al inicio del congreso que se hará en Argentina
Uruguay· 2025-08-06
Rattan Lal is a distinguished professor in soil sciences and director at CFAES.
La relevancia de la existencia y los emprendimientos del IICA se explica en una carta que firmaron 12 líderesUruguay· 2025-08-02
Rattan Lal is the director of Ohio State University’s Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, advocating for regenerative agriculture.
What has it taken to unite France’s divided voters? A hated, toxic chemical | Alexander Hurst
United Kingdom· 2025-07-21
Rattan Lal is a scientist from India and a pioneer in soil-centered agriculture who received recognition in 2023.
Coligação que travou mineração na Antárctida recebe Grande Prémio Gulbenkian | Antárctida
Portugal· 2025-07-10
Rattan Lal is leading the Soils Vivos de las Américas initiative in partnership with the LAL Carbon Center at Ohio State University.
Con la COP30 en la mira, la agricultura como parte de la solución fue protagonista en BrasiliaUruguay· 2025-05-14
Professor Rattan Lal is a Nobel Prize-winning soil scientist who participated in the Africa-Brazil Dialogue on Agricultural Research.
New deal to boost sustainable farming in Africa and the Americas
Kenya· 2025-04-12
Rattan Lal is a member of the Hindu community nominated to the council.
Punjab govt forms council to help resolve issues faced by non-Muslim communities - Pakistan
Pakistan· 2025-03-31
Dr Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist who was awarded the 2020 World Food prize for his work on soil fertility, said there should be no shortages of food anywhere in the world.
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit | Global developmentUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-14
