Hukumchand Patidar (born c. 1960) is an Indian farmer and agricultural innovator from Manpura village in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan.[1] 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).[2] This committee, part of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, is tasked with developing a curriculum for organic farming to be introduced in school boards and agricultural universities across India.[3][4][5]
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- ↑ "A Patidar's hukum on organic farming". The Times of India. 3 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "Rajasthan: School dropout turned farmer to design course for nation's agricultural universities". The Times of India. 18 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ करनपुरी (25 September 2022). "पद्म श्री हुकुमचंद पाटीदार का दावा, कहा- 'देश में रासायनिक खेती से धरती बंजर होने की कगार पर'". www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (4 April 2023). "Organic Farming in Jhalawar : विदेशियों को जैविक खेती के टेक्निक सिखा रहे हुकुमचंद, इसी के बदौलत मिला पद्मश्री पुरस्कार". ETV Bharat News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "15 साल पहले एक हेक्टेयर से शुरू की जैविक खेती, जिले में रकबा बढ़ा, आज देश-दुनिया में है इनके प्रोडक्ट की डिमांड". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2025.