Pedro A. Sanchez (1940–2026), a social soil scientist
Abstract
Cuban-born Pedro A. Sanchez (1940-2026) became the face of tropical soil science at Cornell University and the North Carolina State University. His combination of process-based understanding of soils, emphasis on farmer choices and conducive policy environments earned him the 2022 World Food prize. After leadership roles in international agroforestry research in Kenya, he returned to academia at Columbia University and the University of Florida, and as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Authors (8)
Meine van Noordwijk
Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
Generose Nziguheba
Flemish Institute for Biotechnology
Thomas P. Tomich
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California Davis
Mary Scholes
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Fahmuddin Agus
Pusat Riset Tanaman Hortikultura dan Perkebunan, National Research and Innovation Agency
Leigh Winowiecki
Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
Joyce Kasyoki
Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry
Peter A. Minang
Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry