Pedro A. Sanchez - The Earth Institute - Columbia University
Sanchez, who served as director general of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1991 to 2001, and as co-chair of the UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force, is committed to making Africa “get out of hunger” in the next 10 to 20 years.
Pedro A. Sanchez - Wikipedia
Pedro Sanchez (born October 7, 1940) is the director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center, [1] senior research scholar, and director of the Millennium Villages Project at the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
2002: Sanchez - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, …
Pedro A. Sanchez, a native of Cuba, pioneered scientific approaches to increase productivity of tropical soils, which had been long thought to be unsuitable for agriculture. His research helped open millions of hectares of land in Latin America to farming production, and his innovations in agroforestry dramatically improved productivity and ...
Faculty Profile: Pedro A. Sanchez – State of the Planet
Feb 2, 2014 · Sanchez, who served as director general of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1991 to 2001, and as co-chair of the UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force, is committed to making Africa “get out of hunger” in the next 10 to 20 years.
Pedro A. Sanchez - USDA ARS
Oct 24, 2007 · Pedro Sanchez is the Director of the Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program, Senior Research Scholar, and Director of the Millennium Villages Project at the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Pedro Sanchez, soil scientist - UCSC
Mar 28, 2011 · Pedro Sanchez, soil scientist. Fixing nutrient-poor soils can lift African countries out of poverty and gender inequality, says this Green Revolution pioneer. Interview by Keith Rozendal. March 28, 2011
Pedro Sanchez Elected into the National Academy of Sciences
May 2, 2012 · Pedro Sanchez is the Director of the Tropical Agriculture & Rural Environment Program and Senior Research Scholar of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He also directs AfSIS, the African Soils Project, developing the digital soils map of the world and related information systems.
Pedro A. Sanchez, PhD - STEMMCHEQ - scheq.org
Oct 2, 2024 · In 1972, Pedro left, hoping to bring a similar change in Latin American and African countries, beginning in Brazil, where his team revolutionized tropical soil farming in the Cerrado region.
Pedro A. Sanchez : Awards | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Sanchez’s pioneering work opened up millions of hectares of land in South America to farming production, while his soil rejuvenation and agroforestry work in Africa tackled hunger and improved sustainability.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Pedro Sanchez - Science ATL
Oct 9, 2020 · This Hispanic Heritage Month, learn more about Pedro Sanchez, a social scientist, professor, and leader in international agroforestry.