Glinka World Soil Prize

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The Glinka World Soil Prize is an annual prize awarded since 2016 to researchers for their direct contributions to preserving the environment, food security, and poverty alleviation. The winner receives a USD 15000 check and a Glinka gold-plated medal. [1]

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The prize is named in honour of the Russian soil scientist Konstantin Glinka (1867-1927). It is awarded by the Global Soil Partnership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

YearNameNationality
2016 Instituto Geografico Augustin Codazzi Columbia
2017Argentine No Till Farmers AssociationArgentina
2018 Rattan Lal [2] USA
2019Xu Minggang [3] China

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References

  1. ↑ "Glinka World Soil Prize - World Soil Day, December 5th". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rattan Lal honoured with Glinka World Soil Prize 2018". Business Standard News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "HUN professor awarded Glinka World Soil Prize". Hainan University. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2019.


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