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Line 1: {{BLP sources\|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox scientist '''Pedro Sanchez''' (born 1940) is the Director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center,<ref>http://agriculture.columbia.edu/about-us/people-at-agcenter/full_time_staff/psanchez/</ref> Senior Research Scholar, and Director of the [[Millennium Villages Project]] at the [[Earth Institute]] at [[Columbia University]]. Sanchez was Director General of the [[World Agroforestry Centre]] (ICRAF) headquartered in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] from 1991-2001, and served as Co-chair of the [[UN Millennium Project]] Hunger Task Force. He is also Professor Emeritus of Soil Science and Forestry at [[North Carolina State University]], and was a visiting professor at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. \| ~~NAME~~ name = ~~Sanchez,~~ Pedro A. Sanchez▼ \| native_name = \| native_name_lang = \| ~~DATE~~image OF ~~DEATH~~ = ▼ \| imagesize = \| ~~DATE~~alt OF ~~BIRTH~~ = ~~1940~~▼ \| caption = \| birth_date = {{birth year and age\|1940}} <!--{{birth date \|YYYY\|MM\|DD}}--> \| birth_place = [[Cuba]] \| death_date = <!--{{death date and age \|YYYY\|MM\|DD \|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> \| death_place = \| death_cause = \| resting_place = \| resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord\|LAT\|LONG\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}--> \| other_names = \| residence = \| citizenship = \| nationality = \| fields = \| workplaces = [[World Agroforestry Centre]], [[Columbia University]], [[North Carolina State University]] \| patrons = \| alma_mater = [[Cornell University]] \| thesis_title = <!--(or \| thesis1_title = and \| thesis2_title = )--> \| thesis_url = <!--(or \| thesis1_url = and \| thesis2_url = )--> \| thesis_year = <!--(or \| thesis1_year = and \| thesis2_year = )--> \| doctoral_advisor = \| academic_advisors = \| doctoral_students = \| notable_students = \| known_for = \| influences = \| influenced = \| awards = 2002 [[World Food Prize]]<br>2003 [[MacArthur Fellow]]. \| author_abbrev_bot = \| author_abbrev_zoo = \| spouse = <!--(or \| spouses = )--> \| partner = <!--(or \| partners = )--> \| children = \| signature = <!--(filename only)--> \| signature_alt = \| website = <!--{{URL\|www.example.com}}--> \| footnotes = }}▼ '''Pedro Sanchez''' (born October 7, 1940) is the director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://agriculture.columbia.edu/about-us/people-at-agcenter/full_time_staff/psanchez/ \| title=Pedro Sanchez - Agriculture and Food Security Center }}</ref> senior research scholar, and director of the [[Millennium Villages Project]] at the [[Earth Institute]] at [[Columbia University]]. Sanchez was director general of the [[World Agroforestry Centre]] (ICRAF) headquartered in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] from 1991-2001, and served as co-chair of the [[UN Millennium Project]] Hunger Task Force. He is also professor emeritus of soil science and forestry at [[North Carolina State University]], and was a visiting professor at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. ==Life== A native of [[Cuba]], Sanchez received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in [[soil science]] from [[Cornell University]], and joined the faculty of [[North Carolina State University]] in 1968. His professional career has been dedicated to help eliminate world hunger and absolute rural poverty while protecting and enhancing the tropical environment. Sanchez has lived in the [[Philippines]] (working at the [[International Rice Research Institute]]), [[Peru]] (working at the Peruvian National Research Institute), [[Colombia]] (working at the [[International Center for Tropical Agriculture]]) and [[Kenya]]. He is the author of “Properties and Management of Soils of the Tropics” (rated among the top 10 best-selling books in soil science worldwide), co-author of “Halving Hunger: It can be done” and author of over 250 scientific publications.▼ Sanchez has lived in the [[Philippines]] (working at the [[International Rice Research Institute]]), [[Peru]] (working at the Peruvian National Research Institute), [[Colombia]] (working at the [[International Center for Tropical Agriculture]]) and [[Kenya]]. He is the author of "Properties and Management of Soils of the Tropics" (rated among the top 10 best-selling books in soil science worldwide), co-author of "Halving Hunger: It can be done" and author of over 250 scientific publications. He is a Fellow of the [[American Society of Agronomy]], the [[Soil Science Society of America]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], and has received the International Soil Science Award, the International Service in Agronomy Award, the [[Crop Science Society of America]] Presidential Award in 2003, and the [[Soil Science Society of America]] Presidential Award in 2012. He serves on the Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences\|National Academy of Sciences]] and the Board of Directors of [[Millennium Promise]]. ▲A native of [[Cuba]], Sanchez received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in [[soil science]] from [[Cornell University]], and joined the faculty of [[North Carolina State University]] in 1968. His professional career has been dedicated to help eliminate world hunger and absolute rural poverty while protecting and enhancing the tropical environment. Sanchez has lived in the [[Philippines]] (working at the [[International Rice Research Institute]]), [[Peru]] (working at the Peruvian National Research Institute), [[Colombia]] (working at the [[International Center for Tropical Agriculture]]) and [[Kenya]]. He is the author of “Properties and Management of Soils of the Tropics” (rated among the top 10 best-selling books in soil science worldwide), co-author of “Halving Hunger: It can be done” and author of over 250 scientific publications. He is a Fellow of the [[American Society of Agronomy]], the [[Soil Science Society of America]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], and has received the International Soil Science Award, the International Service in Agronomy Award, the [[Crop Science Society of America]] Presidential Award in 2003, and the [[Soil Science Society of America]] Presidential Award in 2012. He serves on the Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences\|National Academy of Sciences]] and the Board of Directors of [[Millennium Promise]]. Sanchez has received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the [[Université catholique de Louvain\|Catholic University of Leuven]], [[Belgium]], the [[University of Guelph]], [[Canada]] and The [[Ohio State University]], USA. He has received decorations from the governments of Colombia and Peru, and was anointed Luo Elder with the name of Odera ~~Akang’o~~Akang'o by the Luo community of Western Kenya. Sanchez is the 2002 [[World Food Prize]] laureate<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/20002009_laureates/2002_sanchez/ \| title=2002: Sanchez - the World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World }}</ref> and a ~~2004~~2003 [[MacArthur Foundation\|MacArthur Fellow]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.macfound.org/fellows/719/ \| title=Pedro Sanchez }}</ref> He received the [[Charles A. Black Award]] from the [[Council for Agricultural Science and Technology]], (presented to a food or agricultural scientist actively engaged in research, who has made significant scientific contributions to science)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Charles A. Black Award Recipients \|url=https://cast-science.org/charles-a-black-recipients/ \|website=Council for Agricultural Science and Technology \|language=en}}</ref> and was elected as a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts & Sciences]] in 2008. In 2011, Sanchez and his wife, Cheryl Palm, set up the Sanchez-Palm Girls Scholarship Fund for secondary-school-aged girls in poor, rural parts of Africa. The fund will support the ability of African girls to attend secondary schools (high schools) and also improve those schools with computers and internet availability. Said Sanchez, [http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2899 "Cheryl and I are proud to play a part in advancing girls education, because we know an educated girl can have a profound impact on the development of a community."] Sanchez was elected to the US [http://www.nasonline.org/ National Academy of Sciences] in 2012. He is currently a [https://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/people/faculty/pedro-sanchez/ Research Professor of Tropical Soils] at the University of Florida Soil & Water Sciences Department and core faculty of the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems. ==Further reading==▼ McMurray, Emmily J., ed. ''Notable 20th Century Scientists''. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc. 1995▼ In 2021, Sanchez was named by [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]] as an honoree of the [[Great Immigrants Award]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pedro A. Sanchez \|url=https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/pedro-sanchez/ \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|website=Carnegie Corporation of New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-06-30 \|title=Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors 34 Great Immigrants for Their Contributions to Our Democracy - Congresswoman Young Kim \|url=https://youngkim.house.gov/2021/06/30/carnegie-corporation-new-york-honors-34-great-immigrants-their-contributions-our/ \|access-date=2024-06-18 \|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ▲==Further reading== ▲McMurray, Emmily J., ed. ''Notable 20th Century Scientists''. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc. 1995 [http://periodicals.cals.cornell.edu/2012-spring/end-note/index.html "Pedro A. Sanchez '62: My Cornell Story"] May 2012 - PeriodiCALS, The Magazine of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ==External links== [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515201824/http://www.earth.columbia.edu/tropag/ Tropical Agriculture Program] at [http://www.earth.columbia.edu/ The Earth Institute at Columbia University] [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104201647/http://www.worldfoodprize.org/Laureates/Past/2002.htm Career summary] [https://web.archive.org/web/20071015054818/http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/HTF-SumVers_FINAL.pdf Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080203205940/http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/tropag/about/bios/sanchez_p.php Earth Institute Bio] [https://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/people/faculty/pedro-sanchez/pedro-sanchez-biographical-sketch/] {{s-start}} Line 25 ⟶ 81: {{s-end}} {{Authority control~~\|VIAF=117410318~~}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ▲\| NAME = Sanchez, Pedro A. ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American soil scientist~~ ▲\| DATE OF BIRTH = 1940 ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH = Cuba~~ ▲\| DATE OF DEATH = ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Pedro A.}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:~~Soil~~American soil scientists]] [[Category:~~American~~Cuban ~~people~~emigrants ofto ~~Cuban~~the United ~~descent~~States]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:MacArthur Fellows]] ~~[[Category:World Food Prize laureates]]~~ [[Category:Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] [[Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences]] [[Category:Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni]] [[Category:Columbia University faculty]] [[Category:Agriculture and food award winners]] [[Category:North Carolina State University faculty]]