While in India recently, Professor Rattan Lal was interviewed by television station Rajaya Sabha. In the interview, he spoke with T V Venkateswaran about the fundamental importance of soil and the integral relationship between the quality of soils, the health of people and the environment.
Professor Lal is the current president of the International Union of Soil Scientists and directs the Carbon Management Sequestration Center (CMASC) at The Ohio State University.