Plant Genome Savior Award to 4 farmers of Chhattisgarh for conservation of conventional varieties

One and a half lakh rupees from Plant Genome Savior Award and commendation to the progressive farmers of Bijapur, Janjgir-Champa and Balod of the state Shri Linguram Thakur, Shri Deendayal Yadav, Shri Hetram Devangan and Shri Sanjay Prakash Choudhary for the conservation and promotion of indigenous and conventional varieties. Awarded with a letter. Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar felicitated 4 progressive farmers of Chhattisgarh state within the award ceremony held at Pusa campus in New Delhi. This award is given yearly by the Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Protection Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, to the farmers of the nation for the safety, promotion and promotion of the manufacturing of these varieties. The Head of Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Department of Agriculture College, Raipur and Nodal Officer of Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Protection Authority, Chhattisgarh, Dr. Deepak Sharma had been additionally current within the award ceremony. Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey and Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Vice Chancellor Dr. S.S. Sengar congratulated and prolonged finest needs to the rewarded farmers.
Shri Linguram Thakur, a progressive farmer of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, has been honored by the Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Protection Authority. Working below the steering of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bijapur, Shri Thakur has performed an necessary position within the conservation and promotion of endangered species of paddy in tribal dominated areas. Under the Plant Genome Savior Award 2021, a farmer working below the steering of Janjgir Champa, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chhattisgarh has been honored for conservation and promotion of conventional sorts of 36 greens of Chhattisgarh. Shri Hetram Devangan, a farmer working below the ready steering of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Janjgir Champa, has been honored by the Government of India for the conservation and promotion of indigenous sorts of Sai Bitter gourd, Sai Gourd. Shri Sanjay Prakash Choudhary, a farmer working below the steering of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Balod, Chhattisgarh, has been honored for the conservation of Arkar Dubraj and conservation of recent varieties chosen by varied modern experiments in natural farming with conventional data. Shri Chowdhary does natural farming of 11 conventional sorts of paddy from Panchagavya, as a consequence of which rice has been discovered to be wonderful in aroma and style amongst these varieties. The identify of the state of Chhattisgarh has turn into proud on the nationwide stage for its contribution to the conservation of indigenous varieties as a result of tireless efforts and onerous work of those progressive farmers of Chhattisgarh.
It is price mentioning that until now Chhattisgarh State has acquired 2 Farmer Community Awards, 4 Krishak Samman Awards and 13 Farmers Awards have been acquired by the farmers of various districts of Chhattisgarh State. The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act 2001 (PPV and FRA 2001) grants Plant Genome Conservation Awards to farmers for conservation of species and promotion of biodiversity. This act is the one such act on the planet which has been made to guard and promote indigenous varieties within the curiosity of farmers. This authority has been established to guard the varieties and supply share advantages to the farmers. So far, 1527 indigenous varieties have been registered by the farmers of Chhattisgarh state, which is the primary in the entire nation by way of numbers, out of which 368 plant varieties have been issued by the Certificate Authority, by which 364 of paddy. Varieties, 3 sorts of Mustard and one number of Tomato have been awarded certificates. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur is working on this authority because the 12 months 2014-15 for the registration of indigenous sorts of farmers of the state.

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