23^rd July 2024, Goa

Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Goa invited Padma Shri awardee farmer Shri. Sanjay Anant Patil along with the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, team to the Goa Legislative Assembly complex today and congratulated the team for bringing glory to the state of Goa. Dr. Sawant expressed a great sense of happiness as an innovative farmer of Goa got recognized at the national level. He also urged Shri. Patil to motivate other farmers of Goa to excel in agriculture by setting an extraordinary example for future generations to adopt and promote natural farming.

Shri Ramesh Tawadkar, Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly also congratulated the farmner and acknowledged  the efforts of the ICAR-CCARI team.

Shri. Sanjay Patil was conferred with the prestigious and coveted Padma Shri Award 2024 by the Government of India for his remarkable contributions to Natural Farming and Zero-energy Micro-Irrigation Systems.

(Source: ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa)