Question: On June 11, 2020, who was announced to be conferred Word Food Prize 2020?
(a) Dr. Sanjay Rajaram
(b) Dr. Rattan Lal
(c) Dr. Subra Suresh
(d) Dr. Dinesh Lal
Answer:(b)
Related facts:
- Eminent Indian-American pedologist (soil scientist) Rattan Lal has been conferred the 2020 World Food Prize.
- He will be awarded for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increase food production that restores and conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.
- He is a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and is also the Founding Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre at The Ohio State University (OSU).
About the World Food Prize:
- The World Food Prize is the foremost international honor which recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
- The World Food Prize is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture”.
- It was founded by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (1970),also considered as Father of the Green Revolution.
- It was first awarded in 1987 with M. S. Swaminathan of India being the first recipient.
- The Prize carries cash award of $250,000.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay