Rattan Lal is a soil scientist whose work focuses on regenerative agriculture. Studying the ways soil can help resolve global issues such as climate change, food security, and water quality in the 1970s, his research diverged from the heavy reliance on commercial fertilisers advocated for by conventional strategies and led to a better understanding of how no-till farming, cover crops, crop residues, mulching, and agroforestry can restore degraded soils.
You can learn more about his work in the Netflix documentary ‘Kiss The Ground’, where he acts as the voice of reason when it comes to the role of carbon.
You can read more in the following paper: ‘The Societal Value of Soil Carbon’ - published in The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (2014)
School of Environment and Natural Resources - Ohio State University
