The Dharti Mitr awards provides a platform for organic farmers across the country to share their innovation and cross populate their learning

Organic India Private Limited (Organic India), in association with Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival has felicitated the top 5 organic farmers with Dharti Mitr Awards while celebrating the grandeur of Indian Cinema and commemorating 75 years of Independence.

The Dharti Mitr awards provides a platform for organic farmers across the country to share their innovation and cross populate their learnings.

The winners of the Dharti Mitr awards 2021, were Nathani Upendrbhai Dayabhai from Gujrat who won the first prize of Rs 5 Lakhs, Malleshappa Gulappa Bisirotti from Karnataka who won the second prize of Rs 3 Lakhs the third prize of Rs 1 Lakhs each went to Devaraddi Agasanakoppa from Karnataka, Rawal Chand and Urmila Ur Rubi Pareek from Rajasthan.

Speaking at the event and expressing gratitude towards the relentless efforts made by the farmers, Subrata Dutta, Group Managing Director, Organic India said, “Our farmers play a very crucial role for the ecology, economy and the society, at large. We conceptualized the Dharti Mitr Awards to celebrate our relationship with individual farmers that is built on interconnectedness – an approach that seeks to boost their confidence and the core objective of the event is to highlight the farmer’s exceptional innovations in the field of organic farming.”

Organic India received over 100+ nominations from farmers across the country, post which a rigorous screening process involving reviewing each entry followed by a farm visit and personal interview were undertaken by the jury.