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{{short description|Indian agriculturist (born 1988)}}
{{Orphan|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name= Akash Chourasiya
| image= Akash chourasiya arjun.jpg
| caption=
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1988|7|5|df=y}}
| birth_place= [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh]]
| known_for= [[Multilayer Farming, Natural Farming]]
| notable_works= Multilayer Farming Innovator
| occupation= [[Farmer & Agriculturist]],
| education=
| awards=
| website=
}}

'''Akash Chourasiya''' is a farmer from [[Sagar district|Sagar]] [[District]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/video/agriculture/akash-chaurasia-a-millionaire-farmer-from-bundelkhand-64365|title=Akash Chaurasia Organic Farmer|website=Down to Earth}}</ref> He is known for innovative farming techniques like [[Organic farming|organic agriculture]] and multi-layer agriculture.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaonconnection.com/kheti-kisani/akash-chaurasiya-a-young-farmer-of-saagar-madhya-pradesh-teaching-new-and-effective-techniques-of-organic-farming-to-farmers|title=A farmer teaching-new-and-effective-techniques|website=Gaon Connection|language=Hindi|access-date=2019-06-09|archive-date=2019-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609143814/https://www.gaonconnection.com/kheti-kisani/akash-chaurasiya-a-young-farmer-of-saagar-madhya-pradesh-teaching-new-and-effective-techniques-of-organic-farming-to-farmers|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-SAG-MAT-latest-sagar-news-044014-1640309-NOR.html|title=तीन में फोर लेयर फार्मिंग, सालाना कमाई 15 लाख|date=2015-04-06|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Akash Chourasiya initially wanted to pursue a career in medicine as a doctor but after completing high school changed direction and started farming on just ten decimal land.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.indiawaterportal.org/aakaash-ban-gaye-fasalon-ke-doctor|title=The Crop Doctor|website=indiawaterportal|language=Hindi}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Agricultural work ==
=== Organic farming ===
Chourasiya does not use any [[Chemical substance|chemical]] products in the agriculture.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> All the [[manure]]s and pesticides are prepared using natural products. He prepares [[vermicompost]] to replace [[fertilizer]]s using [[cow dung]]s and uses various techniques to avoid insects in the crops.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Multi-layer farming ===
Chourasiya invented multi-layer farm technique on his land.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/women-script-success-story-through-multi-layer-farming/articleshow/64269834.cms|title=Women script success story through multi-layer farming|date=May 22, 2018|first=Kapil|last=Dixit|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> On one piece of land, he grows crops at multiple layers simultaneously, for example: [[ginger]] (below ground), [[amaranth]]us (at 1–2 feet above ground), [[Coccinia grandis|ivy gourd]] (at 6–8 feet above ground) and [[papaya]] (at 9–10 feet above ground).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inkhabar.com/national/akash-chaurasia-organic-farming-technique-multilayer-farmer-akash-chourasiya-sagar-contact-mobile-number-how-earns-15-lacs-yearly|title=आकाश चौरसिया Organic Farm Tips: 3 एकड़ खेत, 4 लेयर खेती, शुद्ध कमाई 15 लाख|date=2018-11-28|website=Inkhabar|language=hi|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> This method reduces the cost and leads to higher agriculture output.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" />

=== Farmer training ===
Chourasiya has been organising free training to interested farmers in month at his farms for many years.<ref name=":1" /> He has trained thousands of farmers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/183068/madhya-pradesh-organic-farmer-multi-layer-earns-lakhs-india/|title=madhya-pradesh-organic-farmer|website=The Better India}}</ref> and many of them have their own success stories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/sagar-news/leave-the-package-of-48-lakhs-from-the-us-advanced-farming-learning-1588098/|title=अमेरिका से 48 लाख का पैकेज छोड़ उन्नत खेती सीखने सागर आया युवक|website=www.patrika.com|language=hindi|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

== Awards ==
Chourasiya has been awarded by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=":1" /> He has received several other national level awards such as:

* [[Patanjali Ayurved|Patanjali]] Krishi Gaurav award
* [[Jindal Steel and Power|Jindal]] Foundation Swayam Sidhdha award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/jspl-foundation-confers-rashtriya-swayamsiddh-samman-upon-12-individuals-9-organisations-exemplary-work-grassroot-level/|title=JSPL Foundation confers Rashtriya Swayamsiddh Samman upon 12 Individuals and 9 Organisations, for their exemplary work at the grassroot level|date=2017-08-04|website=OdishaDiary|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
* Krishithon award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/nashik-north-maharashtra-news/nashik/krushithon-award/articleshow/61648113.cms|title=कृषीथॉन युवा सन्मान पुरस्कार जाहीर|date=2017-11-15|website=Maharashtra Times|language=mr|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
* [[Mahindra Tractors|Mahindra]] smridhdhi krishi yuva (youth farmer)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mahindrasamriddhi.com/mahindra-samriddhi-india-agri-award-2017/|title=Mahindra Samriddhi India Agri Award 2017 Mahindra Samriddhi|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref>
* Best farmer award by Bioved institute [[allahabad]]<ref name=":3" />

==References==
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[[Category:21st-century Indian farmers]]
[[Category:1988 births]]

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