Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has made the following Announcement in the Agriculture Budget during the year 2021-2022: "Reward for the best farming farmers who excel in Agriculture"
Objective: The objective of this scheme is to motivate the farmers who invent Local Innovative Technology and Agriculture Implements, to felicitate the farmers involved in traditional Organic Farming in Horticulture and to motivate the farmer who excel in agro exports. The State Government has allocated an amount of Rs.6,00,000/- for this scheme.
Name of the Awards & Prize Amount: A) Best Performing farmer in Local Innovative Technology – Rs. 1.00 Lakh B) Best Performing farmer in Invention of Agriculture Implements - Rs. 1.00 Lakh C) Best Performing farmer in Traditional Organic Farming 1st Prize - Rs. 1.00Lakh 2nd Prize – Rs. 60,000 3rd Prize – Rs. 40,000 D) Best Performing farmer in Agriculture exporter – Rs. 2.00 Lakh
3. Requisite information to be submitted by the farmer participants Enrollment fees for the farmer award is Rs.100/- for all the four categories. The applicant should register his / her name through Uzhavan App (A separate provision to be made by the IT Wing of Directorate of Agriculture) and also furnish duly filled application as per annexure. No age limit. The participant should fill up the format prescribed in Annexure II (Enclosed here) and submit to Assistant Director of Agriculture/Horticulture and Assistant Executive Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) concerned along with Enrolment fees, in the Agricultural Extension Centre as done for Crop Yield Competition. The Acknowledgement for payment of enrolment fee should be given to the participant. The farmer should provide complete details on innovative technology / machinery / Organic farming / agricultural export along with his application.
4.Eligibility criteria: 1. All the Participants should he farmers (Owned / Lease) and actively involved in farming. 2. Farmers who enrolled in Award for Local Innovative Technology and Invention of Agriculture Implements, Best Performing exporter and Best Farmer Award for Traditional Organic Farming should not participate with the same type of innovation or category in next Financial Years. Anyhow, any improvement / modification in the technology / equipment may be allowed.
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For queries and Assistance, contact: Technical Coordinator, Special Export Facilitation centre for Moringa, Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum, Agricultural College, Madurai - 9344776830 , 9443550026
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