Haryana

• 20 Dec 2021

Haryana Gets Agri-Entrepreneur Krishak Ratna Award-2021

Why in News

• On December 18, 2021, Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Purushottam Rupala honored Haryana with 'Agriculture-Entrepreneur Krishak Ratna Puraskar-2021' for best initiative in Risk Management and Brand Development (Har Hit Stores).

Key Points

• Union Minister Rupala presented this award to Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister JP Dalal during Progressive Agri Leadership Summit-2021 organized at Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni-Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
• Himachal Pradesh won the award for best initiative in soil health and agricultural marketing and practices, Jammu and Kashmir was awarded for saffron cultivation and production, while Punjab was awarded for crop residue management. Uttar Pradesh won the award for best initiative in animal health, while Uttarakhand was given the award for organic farming.
• Apart from this, a total of 42 awards were distributed in the conference under various categories including State, Educational Organization, Corporate Agriculture and Allied Sector, Progressive Farmers, Village, Farmer Producer Organization, Agricultural Journalism Awards (Awareness and Solution-oriented), Government Organization, PSU , Excellence in Academy and Krishi Bhavishya Ratna Award.
• Progressive Agri Leadership Summit-2021 was organized jointly under the aegis of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan and Sikkim State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (IMFED).
• The objective of the summit was to share ideas and strategies for achieving the national goals of agriculture, doubling farmer's income, and sharing of valuable experiences.