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{{Short description|Indian farmer and agriculture researcher}}
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'''Hukumchand Patidar''' (born c. 1960) is an Indian farmer and agricultural innovator from Manpura village in [[Jhalawar district]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-03 |title=A Patidar's hukum on organic farming |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/times-special/a-patidars-hukum-on-organic-farming/articleshow/93309520.cms |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2022-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823195337/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/times-special/a-patidars-hukum-on-organic-farming/articleshow/93309520.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He is known for his contributions to [[organic farming]] and was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]], India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2018 by the [[Government of India]]. In 2022, he was appointed as the only non-academic member of a 14-member national committee under the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-18 |title=Rajasthan: School dropout turned farmer to design course for nation’s agricultural universities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/school-dropout-turnedfarmer-to-design-coursefor-nations-agri-univs/articleshow/88960610.cms |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206050604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/school-dropout-turnedfarmer-to-design-coursefor-nations-agri-univs/articleshow/88960610.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> This committee, part of the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Union Ministry of Agriculture]], is tasked with developing a curriculum for organic farming to be introduced in school boards and agricultural universities across India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=करनपुरी |date=2022-09-25 |title=पद्म श्री हुकुमचंद पाटीदार का दावा, कहा- 'देश में रासायनिक खेती से धरती बंजर होने की कगार पर' |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-padma-shri-hukumchand-patidar-claims-earth-is-on-verge-of-becoming-barren-due-to-chemical-farming-ann-2223583 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008020032/https://www.abplive.com/states/rajasthan/rajasthan-padma-shri-hukumchand-patidar-claims-earth-is-on-verge-of-becoming-barren-due-to-chemical-farming-ann-2223583 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2023-04-04 |title=Organic Farming in Jhalawar : विदेशियों को जैविक खेती के टेक्निक सिखा रहे हुकुमचंद, इसी के बदौलत मिला पद्मश्री पुरस्कार |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/rajasthan/state/jhalawar/hukumchand-patidar-organic-farming-in-jhalawar-got-him-padma-shri-award/rj20230404205227378378102 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-28 |title=15 साल पहले एक हेक्टेयर से शुरू की जैविक खेती, जिले में रकबा बढ़ा, आज देश-दुनिया में है इनके प्रोडक्ट की डिमांड |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/news/inspirational-story-of-hukumchand-patidar-who-is-honored-with-padma-shri-award-6015093.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803174016/https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/news/inspirational-story-of-hukumchand-patidar-who-is-honored-with-padma-shri-award-6015093.html |archive-date=2021-08-03 |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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Hukumchand Patidar - Revision history

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