Over 450 Farmers, Scientists, Activists Oppose ICAR Tie-Up with Big Agri-Business

New Delhi: Over 450 representatives of farmers’ and agricultural workers’ organisations, scientists, environmentalists, activists of peoples’ movements and researchers have protested against a series of MoUs (memoranda of understanding) signed by ICAR, India’s premier agricultural research institution, with various multinational corporations.

A letter citing their objections has been sent to the Director General of ICAR with copy to the Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

The full text of the letter and names of signatories are reproduced below:

Dr Himanshu Pathak,

Director-General of

 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) &

Secretary, Dept of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE),

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare,

Government of India.

Email: [email protected]

Dear Dr Himanshu Pathak,

Sub: MoUs that ICAR has been signing with various corporations including Bayer, Syngenta and Amazon – reg.

Greetings! This is a much-delayed letter from all of us to you, to express our serious concerns with the series of MoUs that ICAR has been going on signing with various corporate entities over the past several months.

In June 2023, ICAR signed an MoU with Amazon Kisan. It was reported that this was done to combine strengths and create synergy between the two organisations for guiding the farmers on scientific cultivation of crops. ICAR will provide technological backstopping to the farmers through Amazon’s network, it was stated, but through leveraging ICAR’s own KVKs! It is unclear what is the problem this MoU is trying to address, when ICAR and its KVKs have been working together in any case. “This MoU will also ensure high quality fresh produce for consumers across India through Amazon Fresh” it is stated, though no further details are available to understand how this would happen. This was termed as “Public Private Peasants Partnership” (PPPP). A press release also states that the MoU is an outcome of a pilot project between ICAR KVK and Amazon in Pune; however, no more details are available about the pilot.

One more announcement on ICAR website/covered in media reports blandly states that ICAR and Bayer signed an MoU in September 2023 to “develop resource-efficient, climate-resilient solutions for crops, varieties, crop protection, weed and mechanisation”, and that the collaboration will focus on agriculture sustainability, to develop carbon credit markets and providing advisory services to farmers. Bayer is a company notorious for its anti-people, anti-nature business products and operations in itself and furthermore after its takeover of Monsanto. Its deadly poisons have violated basic human rights of peoples across the world, and it is a company that has always prioritised profits over people and planet. Surely ICAR as an institution is aware of the dark history of this global corporation, which has maintained double standards for Indian farmers and citizens, while succumbing to public pressure in the developed world when it comes to its products and practices. It is not clear what ICAR will learn from Bayer that the well-paid public sector scientists of the institution cannot develop themselves. What is the arrangement for IPRs on what gets developed including varieties and other technologies? Does the ICAR believe that Bayer will deliver advisories to farmers which will not further its own business goals and that such advisories cannot be given by the public sector extension departments as well as ICAR’s KVKs in the country?

Further, ICAR signed an MoU with Dhanuka Agritech in March 2024, in the name of “delivering new technology to farmers”, for Dhanuka to provide trainings related to agricultural production to smallholder farmers in the country. What is more ironical is that this entity which profiteers out of toxic chemicals is supposed to promote natural farming with farmers, as an aim of the MoU!

ICAR also signed an MoU with Coromandel International in June 2024, for “collaboration to provide improved crop management practices and advance crop nutrition to farmers in Maharashtra”. Curiously, the agriculture research establishment has always taken a hands-off stand when it comes to extension services, staying in its own silo of doing research activities, whereas it is now collaborating with private entities with vested interests to take some technologies to farmers. We would like to know what ICAR has done to “bring advanced nutrition and crop management practices to farmers in Maharashtra based on soil information and farm advisories provided by NBSS&LUP” through the state agriculture extension departments, and why a private profiteering corporation was needed for the purpose.

As this letter was getting finalised with hundreds of scientists, farmer leaders, farmers and ordinary citizens signing on, news reports informed readers that ICAR has signed an MoU with Syngenta, for promoting climate resilient agriculture and training programs. By doing so, ICAR has allowed a corporation with a track record of many anti-nature, anti-people activities, for toxic products like paraquat and “polo”, class action suits against its corn seeds and settlements therefrom, or anti-competitive behaviour etc., to indulge in greenwashing.

The above are only a few examples. A reading of all the scarce information put out in the public domain points to the following:

a.  That ICAR is tying up with private corporations, including ones with notorious history of peddling toxic products, for developing “solutions” including crop varieties. That is the primary mandate of ICAR itself, where taxpayers’ funds are going to the NARS for doing this. Is this then a statement on ICAR failing in its stated mandate? Where is the need for collaborations with private entities? How are such private entities being selected? More specifically, what is the IPR arrangement in each such instance?

b.  Where did any public debate take place, or public policy get put in place after deliberative democratic processes run, around carbon credits markets and whether and how they should be leveraged, by who and under what regulation? Why is ICAR facilitating these and under what specific mandate that it has?

c.  ICAR is also tying up with private corporations, for practices and technologies to be provided to farmers. The latter is the mandate of public agri-extension departments and even KVKs to an extent. Why are the corporations needed, and is there not a clear conflict of interest in these collaborations? How is the ICAR ensuring that the farmers actually get advisories on best available options and not biased advisories that further the business motives of the corporations mainly? Is this also a statement on India’s extension systems failing, as per ICAR? Have the extension departments of state governments been consulted about such MoUs, when agriculture is a state subject as per our Constitution?

d.  We did not find copies of the MoUs and the results of pilots being shared proactively in the public domain by ICAR. Will ICAR upload these onto its website, including the financial implications on the public sector NARS?

e.  Does ICAR have any efforts being undertaken to get into MoUs with farmers’ organisations, and if yes, can the full details of the same be publicised?

f.  What is the system or protocol in place for ICAR to pick up its research and education agendas from the farmers it is supposed to serve, rather than pick up the whims and business ideas of corporations as the research needs of farmers of the country?

It is clear to us that entities that have been responsible for causing an economic and environmental crisis in our agriculture are being partnered by ICAR, for so-called solutions when these entities are only interested in their profits and not sustainability (or any other nomenclature they use). On the other hand, public sector bodies like ICAR are accountable ultimately to the public of India given that they run on taxpayers’ funds.

In this context, we write to you to request you

(i) to suspend the implementation of the signed MoUs immediately,

(ii) to share all details in the public domain including copies of the MoUs and reports of pilots being alluded to,

(iii) to stop signing any more such MoUs without widespread debates on the same; and

(iv) initiate consultations with farmers’ organisations on the way forward about the objectives of economic profitability, environmental sustainability and social equity in Indian agriculture. 

Sincerely,

1. Kavitha Kuruganti, Co-Convenor, Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA), Bangalore

2. Kapil Shah, Jatan-A Mission for Sajiv Kheti, Vadodara

3. Ananthoo, Food Safety Activist, Chennai

4. Kiran Vissa, Convenor, Rythu Swarajya Vedika, Hyderabad

5. Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Co-Convenor, Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA), Trivandrum

Copy to: Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India 

Endorsed by:

1. Dr Aishwarya J, IIT Madras, Chennai; 2. Dr Amitabha Basu, Retired scientist, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi; 3. Dr Anamik Shah, Environmental Research Foundation of India, Rajkot, Gujarat; 4. Dr Arun Dixit, Ahmedabad; 5. Dr Arun Kumar, Gurgaon, Haryana; 6. Dr Ashok Kumar Somal, BJA, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh; 7. Dr Ashok Yadav, Abu Road, Rajasthan; 8. Dr Balaji Krishnasamy, SPG Organic Farms, Pondicherry; 9. Dr Baldev Singh Shergill, Punjabi University, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab; 10. Dr Basavi Kiro, Indigenous Women India Network, Ranchi, Jharkhand; 11. Dr Chandrakala Gowda, Hyderabad, Telangana; 12. Dr Chandrasekar, Bangalore, Karnataka; 13. Dr D. Jeevan Kumar, Bangalore, Karnataka; 14. Dr Dhiraj Singh, Ganganagar, Meerut; 15. Dr Dinesh Abrol, Delhi Science Forum and Nation For Farmers, Delhi; 16. Dr Sunilam, Kisan Sangharsh Samiti/NAPM/BAA/RKM/SKM, Vill Parmandal/ Multapi/Betul, MP; 17. Dr Vasudha Amruthur Ramashastry, Bangalore; 18. Dr Krithika Yegna, Chennai; 19. Dr N Kanaka Durga, Principal Scientist (Retd.), IARI, ICAR, Kukatpally, Hyderabad; 20. Dr G. Usha Reddy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 21. Dr Goel, Madikeri, Karnataka; 22. Dr Gopal Dabade, Drug Action Forum – Karnataka, Dharwad; 23. Dr Gopal Krishna, ToxicsWatch, New Delhi; 24. Dr Jayachandran E S, College of Engineering Attingal, Thrissur, Kerala; 25. Dr Kalpana, ROOTS, Tamil Nadu; 26. Dr Kamala Menon, Delhi Science Forum, Delhi; 27. Dr Koya Venkateswara Rao, President-Jana Vignana Vedika, Telangana; 28. Dr Krithika, Chennai; 29. Dr Lalit Dhurve, GH Raisoni University, Saikhedha, Betul, Madhya Pradesh; 30. Dr Mallikarjuna Dambal, Atharva Ayurdhama, Shivamogga, Karnataka; 31. Dr Manjunath, Gandhian School of Natural Farming, Tumakuru, Karnataka; 32. Dr Mira Shiva M.D (Medicine), Public Health Physician, New Delhi; 33. Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi, Hyderabad; 34. Dr Narasimha Reddy Duvvuru, University of Hyderabad, Lingampally, Hyderabad Telangana; 35. Dr Padmini Raghavan, Our Sacred Space promoting heirloom seeds, organic food and farmer-friendly practices, Secunderabad, Telangana; 36. Dr Pawan Kumar Muntha, Hyderabad; 37. Dr Piyush Khare, Swaraj Vidyapeeth, Prayagraj; 38. Dr Prasanna Kumar S G,  M.S.Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 39. Dr Pratap Singh Tiwari, Rama Farmers Producer Co. Ltd., Kalaburgi, Karnataka; 40. Dr Purendra Prasad N, University of Hyderabad, Telangana; 41. Dr Ramadas K, Davangere, Karnataka; 42. Dr Ramanand Girija, Kamaganahalli, Bangalore; 43. Dr Ramesh Arora, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab; 44. Dr Ravichandran PK, Classic farms and hatcheries; 45. Dr Rekha, Mysuru, Karnataka; 46. Dr Renu Singh, Delhi; 47. Dr Rupak Kumar, Freelancer, Delhi; 48. Dr S. Asokan, Rtd. ICAR Scientist, Coimbatore; 49. Dr S. Easwaramoorthy, Greenlife Biotech Laboratory, Coimbatore; 50. Dr Safique Ul Alam, Breakthrough Science Society, Kolkata; 51. Dr Sagari R Ramdas, Food Sovereignty Alliance India, Hyderabad; 52. Dr Sanjay Mangala Gopal, National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), Thane, Maharashtra; 53. Dr Santhosh Kumar Murugesan, Pudhucherry; 54. Dr Sathish Babu, Gandhian School of Natural Farming, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 55. Dr Shajehan S, Trivandrum, Kerala; 56. Dr Sharad Sawant, Manav Sadhan Vikas Sanstha,  Kudal, Maharashtra; 57. Dr Shreekumar Sangatya, Udupi, Karnataka; 58. Dr Siva Muthuprakash, Tamil Nadu Iyarkai Velan Kootamaippu, Chennai; 59. Dr Soma Marla, (Retd. Principal Scientist) ICAR NBPGR, Hyderabad; 60. Dr Srinivas Bhaskar, Bangalore; 61. Dr Suchitra Ramkumar, Private practice, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 62. Dr Suhas Kolhekar, National Alliance of People's Movements, Pune, Maharashtra; 63. Dr Sujata Lakhani, Worldwide Association for Preservation and Restoration of Ecological Diversity, Madikeri, Karnataka; 64. Dr Suman Sahai, Gene Campaign, Darima, Uttarakhand; 65. Dr Thomas Jacob, Peermade Development Society, Peermade, Idukki, Kerala; 66. Dr Uma Shankari, Farmer, Venkatramapuram, vallivedu p.o., Andhra Pradesh; 67. Dr Usha R, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; 68. Dr V Rukmini Rao, Gramya Resource Centre for Women, Nalgonda District, Telangana; 69. Dr Vijoo Krishnan, All India Kisan Sabha, New Delhi; 70. Dr Vinoth Kumar, Tamil Nadu; 71. Dr Yogananda, S.B, Shivalli, Mandya, Karnataka; 72. A S Chandrashekaraiah, Agriculturist, Jakkali village, Kollegala Tq, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka; 73. A S Sathish Kumar, Forest Touch Pvt Ltd, Shivanahalli Village, Bangalore; 74. Abhay Singh, Farmer, Kichha, Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarakhand; 75. Abhijith , Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh; 76. Abhishek V.T, Hagaribommanahalli, Karnataka; 77. Adarsh Murali, Bengaluru; 78. Adarsh Raveendra, Bangalore; 79. Adhiraj Dutt, Mirzapur; 80. Aditya Kumar, Uganiya, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka; 81. Afzal Zafrullah, Chennai; 82. Ajit Maruti Chavan, Koyana Vasahat, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra; 83. Ali Asghar Shabbir Ali, Mumbai; 84. Amarinder Kaur, Bangalore; 85. Ambika Yadav, NAPM Agriculture group, Ichagarh, Jharkhand; 86. Amit Patil, Athani, Karnataka; 87. Anand Yadwad, Kontev Bobalad, Jath Block, Sangli District, Maharashtra; 88. Aneetha K, Hyderabad; 89. Anil Mahajan, Chaatak Nature Conservation Society Jalgaon, Maharashtra, Varangaon Maharashtra; 90. Anita Shyamkumar, Chennai, Tamilnadu; 91. Anita Talreja, Mumbai; 92. Annappa Gurappa Gouli , Madabavi, Vijayapura, Karnataka; 93. Annapurna MS; 94. Aravind, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu; 95. Archana Kumar, Chengalpat, Tamil Nadu; 96. Arjun Kapur, New Delhi; 97. Arun S Savadatti, Karnataka; 98. Arun Wakhlu, Foundation for Peace and Compassionate Leadership, Srinagar; 99. Aruna Rodrigues, Mhow Cantt.. Madhya Pradesh; 100.   Arundhati David, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 101.   Arup Rakshit, Mahatma Gandhi Gramodyog Seva Sanasthan, Purulia, West Bengal; 102.   Arvinda H K, Farmer, Tumakuru, Karnataka; 103.   Asha Kilaru, CIVIC, Bangalore, Karnataka; 104.   Ashish Kothari, Pune; 105.   Ashish Mhatre, Panvel, Maharashtra; 106.   Ashish Sehgal, Bangalore; 107.   Ashok Prakash, Rashtriya Kisani Manch, Aligarh, U.P.; 108.   Ashoka V, Chintamani, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka; 109.   Ashwin Lobo, Bangalore; 110.   AstrySankay Rao, Mumbai; 111.   Avik Saha, Jai Kisan Andolan, Kolkata, West Bengal; 112.   Ayaskant Dash, Odisha; 113.   B G Santhosh, Bangaluru, Karnataka; 114.   Balachandar, Farmer, Velappagoundanpalayam, Tirupur, Tamilnadu; 115.   Bandi Jaya Narayana, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Workers Union, Gummidipoondi, TN; 116.   Banumathy, Tamil Nadu; 117.   Basavesh Kori, Madhugiri, Karnataka; 118.   Benny Kuruvilla, Focus on the Global South-India, Kochi; 119.   Bharat Dogra, Delhi; 120.   Bhuvaneswari. K, TNIVK, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; 121.   Bramhaiah Naidu, Karnataka; 122.   Brian Fernandes, Carmona, Salcete, Goa; 123.   Brindha K, Chennai; 124.   Chandana BR, Gandhiji Sahaja Besaya Ashrama, Tumakuru, Bengaluru; 125.   Charles Deepak, Chillmill foods, Bangalore; 126.   Chethan K R, Banavara; 127.   Chethan Puttegowda, Hunsur, Mysore, Karnataka; 128.   Chhaya Datar, MAKAAM – Maharashtra, Mumbai, Maharashtra; 129.   Col. Sasanka Shekhar Swain, Kalyani Agro Coop Society, Alabol, Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha; 130.   D S Variava, Mumbai; 131.   D Sukumaran, Chennai; 132.   Daleep Aloi, New Delhi; 133.   Daragaiah Mendam, Peace Rural Development Society, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh; 134.   David Amalanadane, Karaikal; 135.   Deepa R, Farmer, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka; 136.   Deepak Bhanushali, Hajapar, Taluka Abdasa, District Kachchh, Gujarat; 137.   Devendra Yadav, Jaipur, Rajasthan; 138.   Dharam Singh, Haryana Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Hissar, Haryana; 139.   Dhivagar S, Peramangalam, Trichy, Tamilnadu; 140. Dilip Talreja, Mumbai; 141.   Dinesh Kothari, Takali, Indore; 142.   Dinesh Manchegowda, Bengaluru; 143.   Dinesh S Gowda, Bengaluru; 144.   Dipankar Jana, Heritage Of India, Village & post Bamankhali; 145.   Dippak Basavaraj, Bengaluru/Karnataka; 146.   Divya Sriram, Chennai; 147.   Divyansh Gupta, Awaken India Movement, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 148.   Ekadashi Nandi, Freelancer, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; 149.   Elangovan Parimannan, Periyagoundapuram Village, Salem District, Tamilnadu; 150.   Elizabeth David, Ecological Designer, Bengaluru; 151. Futane Vasant, SANWAD, Wardha, Maharashtra; 152.   Ganesan Sundararaj, Coimbatore; 153.   Gayathree, Chennai; 154.   Gerard Ribeiro, Citizen of India, Vasai; 155.   Giridharan Palamalai, Chennai; 156.   Girish G , Bengaluru; 157.   Girish Kumar, Davanagere; 158.   GJ Sukumar, Bangalore; 159.   Gnandish, Tiptur, Tumkur, Karnataka; 160.   Goverthan V, Kettavarampalayam, Kalasapakkam, Tiruvannamalai; 161.   Gowtham Krishnan S, Tamilnadu; 162.   Gulam Murtoza Mir, Retired from MECON Ranchi, Kolkata; 163.   Gururaja Rao K S, Nittur village, Kunigal Taluk, Tumkur district, Karnataka; 164.   H A Gopal Krishna, Bangalore; 165.   Hans Laushik, Chennai City, Tamil Nadu; 166.   Harikrishnan R, Virudhunagar; 167.   Hemalatha, Tamilnadu; 168.   Hemanth Kumar S, Bangalore; 169.   Imran Shariff, Chennai; 170.   Indra Sathiamurthi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 171.   Jacob Verghese, Farmer, Puthuppally, Kottayam, Kerala; 172.   Jagadish Patel, Sustainable Living, Rural Bangalore, Karnataka; 173.   Jaimala Iyer, Gandhinagar; 174.   Jaison J Jerome, J J J Farms Crafter, Periyakulam, Theni district, Tamil Nadu; 175.   Janak Singh, Dehradun; 176.   Jayshri, Chennai; 177.   Jeevith Kumar, Mysore; 178.   Jeyaprakash Narayanan, Bangalore; 179.   Joanita Figueiredo, Mumbai Maharashtra; 180.   K P Akilan, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu; 181.   K Suresh Kanna, Organic Farming promoter, Trichy, Tamilnadu; 182.   K V Kumar, Bengaluru; 183.   K. 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201.   Kiran Kumar, Bangalore; 202.   Kiran Kumar, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka; 203.   Kiran Martis, Awaken India Movement, Mumbai; 204.   Kiran, Obalapura, Baguru, Hassan, Karnataka; 205.   Krishnakumar Komandur, Hamara Media, Chennai, TN; 206.   Kumar Hurkadli, Agriculture /Private sector, Hubli; 207.   Kumaravel R, Avoor, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu; 208.   L Mahalakshmi, Chennai; 209.   Lakshman Rammohan, Chennai; 210.   Lakshmikanth, Horuncha, Yadgir, Karnataka; 211.   Lalitha Sankaran, Chennai, Tamilnadu; 212.   Latha Baskar, Chennai, Tamilnadu; 213.   Latha Sekar, Kurayur, Madurai, Tamilnadu; 214.   Lingadevaru, Edenahalli, Karnataka; 215.   Linkesh VS, Madipakkam, Chennai; 216.   Lohit Roshan Murthy, Anthroposophic Society of India Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 217.   Lokesh Goud Dabbi, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; 218.   M Ayyadorai, Varathiyan Gramam, Ayikudy P O, Tamilnadu; 219.   M Sridhara Murthy, Nelamangala; 220.   M Suryaprakash, Chennai; 221.   Maalavan, Selvam Agencies, Pollachi; 222.   Madhavi, Bangalore; 223.   Madhu B Vali, Bangalore; 224.   Madhu Singh, Awaken India Movement, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; 225.   Mahadeva Swamy, Gundlupet, Karnataka; 226.   Majmundar P, Hiriyur, Karnataka; 227.   Mallikarjunaiah BS., Karnataka Rashtrasamaiti Paksha, Chickkanayakanahalli Tq, Tumkur, Karnataka; 228.   Malsani Rahul, Telangana; 229.   Malvikaa Solanki, Swayyam, Gundlupet; 230.   Mamatha, Kadike Trust, Udupi; 231.   Mangalabhavani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 232.   Mani, Thanipadi, Tiruvannamalai; 233.   Manish Chadda, Andaman and Nicobar Island; 234.   Manjunath Murthy, Korenahalli, Karnataka; 235.   Manjushree Tadvalkar, Know How Foundation- Inora, Pune, Maharashtra; 236.   Manohar Patel, Bairanayakanahalli, Tiptur, Karnataka; 237.   Manohar, Mysore, Karnataka; 238.   Manoj Kumar, Bangalore; 239.   Manoj M, Theni, Tamil Nadu; 240.   Manorama Singh, Berojgar Mahila Sewa Samiti, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh; 241.   Mathew Thomas, The Fifth Estate Trust, Bengaluru; 242.   Mipandeep Singh Oberoi, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh; 243.   Mohan Raghuram, Bengaluru; 244.   Monesh Dedhia, Neral, Karjat, Raigad, Maharashtra; 245.   Monika Mehta, Pune; 246.   Monty Shah, Bangalore; 247.   Mummudi Maruthai, Kulithalai, Tamilnadu; 248.   Muruganantham N, Udumalpet; 249.   Nachiket Udupa, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Bhim, Rajasthan; 250.   Naga Prashanth Simha K, Kallambella, Sira Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka; 251.   Nagaraj Jalihal, Hubballi; 252.   Nagarajan Krishnamurthy, Bangalore; 253.   Nagesh SK, Mysore, Karnataka; 254.   Nambirajan, Thiruvannamalai; 255.   Nandinidevi Pant Pratinidhi, Pune; 256.   Narasimhamurthy B.T, Farmer, Byatappanapalya, Gubbi taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka; 257.   Narayanan Radhakrishnan, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu; 258.   Naveen Kumar PR, Madhugiri, Karnataka; 259.   Neel Kamal, Bathinda, Punjab; 260.   Neetha Ramakrishnan, Chennai; 261.   Nevil Dadrewalla, AIM, Mumbai; 262.   Nikhil Pawar, Shivanahalli; 263.   Nikhil Raj Shetty, Mithra Organics and Naturals, Hyderabad; 264.   Nikita Naidu, Hyderabad, Telangana; 265.   Niranjani Iyer, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh; 266.   Nisarga M, Gandhi School of Natural Farming, Tumkur; 267.   Nisha Talreja, Mumbai; 268.   Nivetha Sivaraj, Kulithalai; 269.   P Srinivas, Bengaluru; 270.   Padam Jain, Prem Samriddhi Foundation, Bundi, Rajasthan; 271.   Palanisami Nachimuthu, Chennai; 272.   Paras Kumar Roy, Lanka, Assam; 273.   Parminder Kaur, Bathinda, Punjab; 274.   Pasya Padma, Telangana State Ryotu Sangham, Hyderabad; 275.   Pavan Kumar, Bangalore; 276.   Pawan, Kamanakere, Karnataka; 277.   Pervin Jehangir, Mumbai; 278.   Poovarasan, Coimbatore; 279.   Prabhu H S, Farmer, Hullamballi, Malavalli Taluk, Mandya; 280.   Prachi Mittal, Pune; 281.   Pradeep S, K Shankaranahalli, Arsikere, Hassan, Karnataka; 282.   Prahlad C Bhasme, Yuva Brigade, Dharwad; 283.   Prasad HV, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 284.   Prasad P, Huskur, Bengaluru; 285.   Prasana R, Kayarambedu village, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu; 286.   Prashansa, Kengeri; 287.   Prashanth Kumar M, Mysore; 288.   Pratap Marode, Palshi Zashi, Buldana, Maharashtra; 289.   Prathap J, Palakkad, Kerala; 290.   Preetee, Pune; 291.   Prem Mallappa, Bengaluru; 292.   Pritam Mohanrao Nanvate, Bangalore, Karnataka; 293.   Priyadarshan, Hyderabad; 294.   Priyanka Kala, Mumbai; 295.   Puneeth S, Tiptur, Tumkur district, Karnataka; 296.   Purushottam Dhakar, Satanwara, Shivpuri, MP; 297.   Pushkar Kulkarni, Pune, Maharashtra; 298.   Puttanarasamma B S, Bangalore, Karnataka; 299.   Puttaraju D M, Bengaluru Rural; 300.   R.Srinivasan, Chennai; 301.   Rachana S, Karnataka; 302.   Rachit Tiwari, Khutar, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh; 303.   Radhakrishnan, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.; 304.   Raghavendra J, Bangalore; 305.   Raghuvendra Singh, New Delhi; 306.   Rahul Kohli, Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand; 307.   Rajasekar, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu; 308.   Rajasekaran, Pondicherry; 309.   Rajesh Krishnan , Farmer, Wayanad, Kerala; 310.   Rajesh Reddy Nandimandalam, Bengaluru; 311.   Rajesh Sundaran, Bangalore; 312.   Rajeshkumar Mummudi, Kulithalai; 313.   Raju Parasuram, Theni District Subash Palekar Natural Farmers Association, Tamil Nadu; 314.   Rakshith Pawar, Bangalore; 315.   Rama Subramanian, Samanvaya, Chennai; 316.   Ramaa Ramakrishnan, Tiruttani; 317.   Ramandeep Singh Mann, Delhi; 318.   Ramesh Chandran, Farmer, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu; 319.   Ramesh Kumar B, Siddaiahnapur village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka; 320.   Ramprasad Sana, Kakinada, AP; 321.   Rashmi Kumar, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 322.   Raspinder Singh, Sherpur Kalan, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab; 323.   Ravi Raj, Raichur, Karnataka; 324.   Ravinderkumar Ahuja, Ahuja farm, Gurgaon, Haryana; 325.   Ravindra Kumar HG, Bangalore; 326.   Raviteja KM, Rastriya Kissan Sangha Karnataka, Kunabevu; 327.   Rekha Joshi, Pune, Maharashtra; 328.   Richa Audichya, Abu Road, Rajasthan; 329.   Ritash, RANG Foundation, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 330.   Rosamma Thomas, Pala Town, Kerala; 331.   Rushil Tamboli, Awaken India Movement, Bhavnagar, Gujarat; 332.   S Ashalatha, Hyderabad; 333.   S Natarajan, Mannmuqi Village, Thiruvandavar village, Uthiramerur taluk, Kancheepuram, TN; 334.   S Sampathkumar, Ayini Integrated Organic Farm, Sirupairpondy, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu; 335.   S.J.Peter, Reddearpalayam, Pondicherry; 336.   S.Mugundan, Thiruvalluvar Farmers Club, Sagasrapadmapuram, Tamil Nadu; 337.   S.Saroja , Consumer activist, Chennai; 338.   Sachin Kumar Verma, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Budhiyadih, Giridih; 339.   Samyuktha J, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; 340.   Sanaj, Gandhi School of Natural Farming, Tumkur; 341.   Sandip Nanasaheb Pachfule, Aurangabad; 342.   Sankalp Gupta, Vishva Shakti Party, Mumbai; 343.   Sankar A, Chennai; 344.   Santhosh M, Bengaluru; 345.   Santhoshkumar, Chennai; 346.   Santosh Koulagi, Melkote, Karnataka; 347.   Saravanan K, Doddaballapur, Karnataka; 348.   Saravanan, TNSF, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu; 349.   Saravanaperumal, Chennai; 350.   Satish Kumar S K, Chennai, Tamilnadu; 351.   Satish Kumar, Organic Farmer, Perambalur, Tamilnadu; 352.   Seema Agrawal, Mera Farmer, Pune; 353.   Selva Amala A, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore; 354.   Selva, Vanagam - Nammalvar Ecological Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India; 355.   Senthamil Selvan, Tamil Nadu Science Forum, Kalampattu, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; 356.   Seshadri, Chennai; 357.   Shahul Hameed, Alangiam Dharapuram Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu; 358.   Shankar A, Chennai; 359.   Shankar Srinivasan, Denkanikotta, Tamil Nadu; 360.   Shankar Venkataraman, Bhoomi Farms (Bhoomi India Agtech pvt ltd.), Kakkadasam, Tamil Nadu; 361.   Shanmuga Subramanian V.A., Chennai; 362.   Shantha Krishna, Industrialist and organic farming, Mysore, Karnataka; 363.   Sharmila Ribeiro, Chennai; 364.   Shashi Bhushan, Apis Agronomics, Delhi; 365.   Shashikala Satyamoorthy, Ruha Sustainable Livelihood Foundation, Solur Hobli, Magadi, Karnataka; 366.   Shashikumar S, JSB Pratisthana, Kollegal, Karnataka; 367.   Shashwat Anandrao Deshmukh, Wardha; 368.   Sheelu Francis, Kalanjium Women Farmers’ Association, Tamilnadu; 369.   Shirpaa Manoharan, Tiruvannamalai; 370.   Shivakumara V, Jowku, Bellary Dist, Karnataka; 371.   Shivam Kumar, Sangtin Kisan Majdoor Sangh Uttar Pradesh, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh; 372.   Shridhar Tembadmani, Permaculture Karnataka, Belagavi; 373.   Shrikant Mohanta, Gulmohar Colony, Trilanga, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; 374.   Shrinidhi RV, Natural farmer, Bangalore, Karnataka; 375.   Shruthi K N, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 376.   Sindhu Rao, Bengaluru; 377.   Sivabalan Athilingam, Kovilambakkam; 378.   Sivaramakrishna Maddipoti, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh; 379.   Smriti Phatak, Hyderabad, Telangana State; 380.   Soumik Banerjee, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh; 381.   Soumya Dutta, Movement for Advancing Understanding of Sustainability And Mutuality (MAUSAM), Delhi NCR; 382.   Sowmya, Bangalore; 383.   Sreedevi L, Anantha, Coimbatore; 384.   Sreyarth Krishna, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu; 385.   Sreyas M, Bangalore; 386.   Sri Bhaskar, Bengaluru; 387.   Sridevi Subramanian, Tamilnadu; 388.   Srikanth Gade, Hyderabad; 389.   Srinath Vellure, Ahobilam, TN; 390.   Srinivas G, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 391.   Sripriya Varadheeswaran, K Pudur, Madurai, Tamilnadu; 392.   Subhajit Das, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Tamlauk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal; 393.   Subhash C. Sharma, Mudiya Kheda, Morena MP; 394.   Sudeep Upadhya, Bengaluru; 395.   Sudha M, Bangalore; 396.   Sudha N, Bengaluru, Karnataka; 397.   Sudhakar Damodaraswamy, SS Kulam; 398.   Suganya T, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 399.   Suhasini K, Gandhi Ashram for Natural Farming, Tumkur Bengaluru; 400.   Sujay, Bangalore; 401.   Sukanta Chakraborty, Durgapur, West Bengal; 402.   Sukumar J, Pullalur Village; 403.   Suma Josson, Film-maker, Maharashtra; 404.   Suman S, Gowribidanur, Karnataka; 405.   Sumanth A S, Nayandahalli, Bengaluru; 406.   Sundari Madasamy, Kalpakkam; 407.   Sunil H, Davangere, Karnataka; 408.   Sureshkumar, Chennai; 409.   Swathi Raj S, Mysore, Karnataka; 410.   Swati Yogesh Kerkar, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra; 411.   Swethadri, Madhugiri; 412.   Sylvia Mary Royan, Chennai; 413.   T A Sridhar, Adambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; 414.   T Srinivasan, Farmer, Namakkal; 415.   Tamara Law Goswami, Environmentalist, Guwahati, Assam; 416.   Thamarai Selvi V, Navalpattu, Trichy, Tamilnadu; 417.   Thirunavukkarasu S, Chennai; 418.   Thiruselvan D, Lakkampatti Karattadipalayam, Gobichettipalayam, Erode, Tamilnadu; 419.   Tripti Khanna, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh; 420.   Trupti Kedari, Mumbai; 421.   Ujwala Chandragiri, Arissa GrowthFarms Pvt Ltd, Telangana State; 422.   Uma Shunmuganathan, Tamilnadu; 423.   Uma Srinivasan R, ELMA, Namakkal, TN; 424.   Usha S, Save Our Rice Network, Trivandrum; 425.   Uzramma Bilgrami, Decentralised Cotton Yarn Trust, Hyderabad, Telangana; 426.   Vadivel, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; 427.   Vasavi Pochaboina, Hyderabad; 428.   Vasudev Chakravarti, CISLS, JNU, Kalamassery, Kerala; 429.   Vasudevan, Chennai; 430.   Veerakumar S, Navalpattu, Trichy, Tamilnadu; 431.   Veeraragavaprabu Ponraj, Kattiyampandhal, Uthiremerur; 432.   Veeravel, Navalpattu, Trichy, Tamilnadu; 433.   Venkataramani K, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamilnadu; 434.   Venkatesan V, Real Organics, Madipakkam, Chennai; 435.   Venkatesh HG, Tumkur, Karnataka; 436.   Venkatesh K, Bangalore; 437.   Venkatesh Kumar R, Bangalore; 438.   Venkatesh, Good Earth Malhar, Bangalore; 439.   Vibhuti Mangal, Jaipur; 440.   Vidya Sridharan, Bangalore; 441.   Vignesh, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi district; 442.   Vijay Kumar K, Ganjalaguntte village, Hiriyur taluka, Chitradurga dist, Karnataka; 443.   Vijay Panneerselvam, Tamil nadu; 444.   Vijay Urs, Bilugali, Biligere, Nanjangud, Karnataka; 445.   Vikram Sindhu, Rohtak, Haryana; 446.   Vinay, Kodihalli, Hiriyuru, Karnataka; 447.   Vinu Karthik, Gollahali, Chintamani, Karnataka; 448.   Vipul Shaha, Baramati, Maharashtra; 449.   Vrunda Shete, Indian citizen, Pune, Maharashtra; 450.   Yash Agrawal, Fridays For Future Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra; 451.   Yogesh Bangadi, Bengaluru.