Distinguished Professor presents at The World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa

Nov. 18, 2013

Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University, shared his perspectives on a panel entitled “Resilience and Reality: The Future of a Climate Volatile Planet” on October 18th at the 2013 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium. Dr. Lal is an internationally recognized scholar on issues of climate change, as well as sustainable agricultural practices that promote food security, and has been engaged with a number of international programs administered through the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. He was also recently featured in a Washington Post article, along with the winners of this year’s World Food Prize, highlighting the important role of agriculture in developing climate change mitigation strategies.