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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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 8.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 10,196,709 | 6,369 | $240,000 | 150$ |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 23,980 | $2,700,000 | 954$ |
| Uruguay | 1 | 7.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 3,473,730 | 2,171 | $54,000 | 34$ |
| Totals | 3 | 81,556,450 | 32,520 | $2,994,000 | 1,138$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Uruguay:
Rattan Lal is a distinguished professor in soil sciences and director at CFAES.
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United Kingdom:
Rattan Lal is the director of Ohio State University’s Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, advocating for regenerative agriculture.
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Portugal:
Rattan Lal is a scientist from India and a pioneer in soil-centered agriculture who received recognition in 2023.
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Uruguay:
Rattan Lal is leading the Soils Vivos de las Américas initiative in partnership with the LAL Carbon Center at Ohio State University.
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Kenya:
Professor Rattan Lal is a Nobel Prize-winning soil scientist who participated in the Africa-Brazil Dialogue on Agricultural Research.
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Pakistan:
Rattan Lal is a member of the Hindu community nominated to the council.
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United Kingdom:
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.
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