{"id":62426,"date":"2025-07-31T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=62426"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:57:12","slug":"tamil-nadu-government-unveils-state-level-awards-to-promote-organic-farming-and-natural-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/2025\/07\/31\/tamil-nadu-government-unveils-state-level-awards-to-promote-organic-farming-and-natural-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu Government Unveils State-Level Awards to Promote Organic Farming and Natural Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Tamil Nadu Government has launched <strong>State-Level Awards for Organic Farming and Natural Agriculture<\/strong> with the aim of promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices across the state. A Government Order (GO) was issued in this regard on July 30, 2025, by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare, under the leadership of Hon\u2019ble Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These annual awards are part of the state\u2019s larger mission to encourage the adoption of organic and natural farming methods among farmers. The initiative not only recognizes outstanding contributions in this field but also serves as an incentive for others to transition towards eco-friendly cultivation practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards will be presented every year in two categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organic Farming<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Natural Farming<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Each category includes <strong>three levels of recognition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Prize<\/strong>: \u20b95 lakh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second Prize<\/strong>: \u20b93 lakh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Third Prize<\/strong>: \u20b92 lakh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, <strong>six awards<\/strong> will be conferred annually, amounting to <strong>\u20b918 lakh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure transparency and merit-based selection, a State-Level Selection Committee will be constituted. This committee will scrutinize applications and recommend eligible candidates for the awards. The Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department has been designated as the nodal agency for executing the scheme and overseeing the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aligns with the government\u2019s broader vision of sustainable agriculture, improved soil health, and reduced dependence on chemical inputs. By honoring dedicated practitioners, Tamil Nadu aims to create role models and amplify the success of natural farming across all districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme will be implemented with immediate effect, starting from the current year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tamil Nadu Government has launched State-Level Awards for Organic Farming and Natural Agriculture with the aim of promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices across the state. A Government Order (GO) was issued in this regard on July 30, 2025, by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare, under the leadership of Hon\u2019ble Chief &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":43277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[143],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-62426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state","tag-state"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62427,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62426\/revisions\/62427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62426"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_format?post=62426"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/flags?post=62426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}