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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear subscribers,

More on Professor Rattan Lal as the 2020 World Food Proze Laureate.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

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URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally
and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations
involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops),
along with other complementary good agricultural production and land
management practices. *

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Soil Health Trailblazer Honored as
2020 World Food Prize Laureate
Distinguished pedologist Dr. Rattan Lal becomes this year’s recipient of
the $250,000 award for promoting soils for sustainable development.
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Leading soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal was announced today as the 2020 World
Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric
approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and
mitigates climate change.
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The 2020 Laureate Announcement Ceremony featured pre-recorded remarks from
the U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture Sonny Perdue with World Food Prize Foundation President Barbara
Stinson announcing the name of the Laureate.

“The world’s population continues to grow, and we need to use the resources
we have more productively and efficiently to make sure everyone has enough
food on their table,” said Secretary Pompeo. “Dr. Lal’s research in soil
science shows that the solution to this problem is right under our feet.
He’s helping the earth’s estimated 500 million small farmers be faithful
stewards of their land though improved management, less soil degradation,
and the recycling of nutrients. The billions of people who depend on these
farms stand to benefit greatly from his work.”
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From his humble beginnings as a refugee growing up on a small subsistence
farm in India, Lal’s determination to learn and succeed in school propelled
him to become one of the world’s foremost soil scientists. His pioneering
research on the restoration of soil health in Africa, Asia and Latin
America led to revelations that impacted agricultural yields, natural
resource conservation and climate change mitigation. The agricultural
practices Lal advocated are now at the heart of efforts to improve
agriculture systems in the tropics and globally.

“The unbound joy and excitement of receiving the 2020 World Food Prize
reminds me about the gratitude, privilege and honor of working for farmers
from around the world,” said Dr. Lal, who now serves as Distinguished
University Professor of Soil Science and founding Director of the Carbon
Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University (OSU).
“Yet, the urgent task of feeding humanity is not fulfilled until each and
every person has access to an adequate amount of nutritious food grown on a
healthy soil and in a clean environment.”
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Always working on the premise that the health of soil, plants, animals,
people and the environment is indivisible, Dr. Lal began his research
career at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Nigeria,
developing soil health restoration projects across Asia, Africa and Latin
America. He explored and transformed techniques such as no-tillage, cover
cropping, mulching and agroforestry that protected the soil from the
elements, conserved water and returned nutrients, carbon and organic matter
to the soil. This in turn improved the long-term sustainability of
agroecosystems and minimized the risks to farmers of droughts, floods, and
other effects of a changing climate.

In 1987, he returned to his alma mater, OSU, where his research showed how
atmospheric carbon can be sequestered in soils. This breakthrough research
transformed the way the world saw soils. As a result, soils are now not
only the foundation for increasing the quality and quantity of food and
preserving natural ecosystems, but an important part of mitigating climate
change, as well. Three separate United Nations Climate Change Conferences
adopted his strategy of restoring soil health as a means to sequestering
carbon. In 2007, he was among those recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize
Certificate for his contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) reports, when the IPCC was named co-recipient of the Nobel
Prize.
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“Dr. Lal is a trailblazer in soil science with a prodigious passion for
research that improves soil health, enhances agricultural production,
improves the nutritional quality of food, restores the environment and
mitigates climate change,” said Stinson. “His decades of work to address
all of these elements fully warrants his recognition as the 50th World Food
Prize Laureate.”

Dr. Lal’s innovative research demonstrated how healthy soils are a crucial
component of sustainable agricultural intensification – enabling higher
crop yields, while requiring less land, agrochemicals, tillage, water and
energy. His work has been pivotal in enhancing the productivity and
sustainability of global agricultural systems, resulting in improved crop
yields and food security, while also saving hundreds of millions of
hectares of natural tropical ecosystems.
“Here at USDA our motto is ‘to do right and feed everyone,’” said Secretary
Perdue. “The scientific innovations, like those developed by Dr. Lal,
embody this motto in the work that he and we are doing. The agricultural
practices Lal developed and advocated for are now at the heart of efforts
to improve agricultural systems.”

Commenting on Dr. Lal’s selection, World Food Prize Selection Committee
Chair and 2009 Laureate Dr. Gebisa Ejeta said, “Every year we are astounded
by the quality of nominations for the Prize, but Dr. Lal’s stellar work on
management and conservation of agriculture’s most cherished natural
resource, the soil, set him apart. The impact of his research and advocacy
on sustainability of agriculture and the environment cannot be
overstressed. He is a most deserving recipient and inspiring leader.”While
Lal is one of the most prolific agricultural scientists with more than
100,000 citations, he is acutely aware of the necessity of working with
national, international and governmental institutions to translate research
into impact at the community and farmer level.

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While Lal is one of the most prolific agricultural scientists with more
than 100,000 citations, he is acutely aware of the necessity of working
with national, international and governmental institutions to translate
research into impact at the community and farmer level.

Lal’s models indicate that restoring soil health can lead to multiple
benefits by the year 2100, including more than doubling the global annual
grain yield to feed the growing world population, while decreasing the land
area under grain cultivation by 30 percent and decreasing total fertilizer
use by half. Making this a reality will enormously benefit farmers, food
consumers and the environment.

“Achieving hunger-free humanity, soil degradation neutrality, negative
emission farming and pollutant-free water are among principal challenges
which can never be ignored,” said Dr. Lal.” Sustainable management of soil
and agriculture is also essential to keeping global temperatures within the
safe range and restoring the environment.”
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