International Recognition for John Ryan

Dr John Ryan, Soil Scientist, has been invited by the American Society of Agronomy to be part of a Taskforce whose mandate is to foster interest and activities of the Society in international agriculture. In addition to officers at the ASA headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, the Committee is composed of internationally recognized agricultural scientists, including current (Roland Buresh, IRRI; J K Ladha, IRRI; John Ryan, ICARDA) and former staff members of the CGIAR system. The Committee is chaired by Dr Ladha, who is based in Delhi, India. In addition, Dr Ryan has also had the honor of being nominated by the Irish Soil Science Society as Honorary Member of the International Union of Soil Scientists. Dr Ryan is current Chairman of the IUSS Commission on Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition.

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