Dr. Rattan Lal is a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and Director of the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University. He was awarded the World Food Prize in 2020, the Japan Prize in 2019, and a Nobel Peace Prize Certificate in 2007. His areas of research include soil carbon sequestration, climate change, soil degradation and restoration, global food security and conservation agriculture.

“Soil has the divine power to change death into life”

Timestamps

[1:20] Soil degradation [7:40] Soil health [12:00] Ecosystem services provided by soil [18:15] Dr. Lal’s story [25:00] Putting carbon back [28:30] The human footprint: Hunter-Gatherers vs. modern humans [32:30] Soil-less agriculture [36:30] The Law of Return [40:00] Soil education / translating science into action [43:40] Soil Rights - a paradigm shift [51:50] Carbon [1:02:00] Norman Borlaug [1:05:00] The Green Revolution [1:16:30] Regenerative Agriculture [1:20:00] Strengthen our local food production systems [1:26:00] You, yes YOU, good reader, can make a difference!