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We are eager to recognize and showcase the outstanding efforts of researchers and organizations who are making a meaningful impact on the lives of small and marginal farmers in India. Our grant program provides vital funding for innovative research projects that address a wide range of issues facing the agricultural sector. Our awardees represent a diverse group of experts who are dedicated to developing novel and effective solutions to the unique challenges faced by farmers in India's varied agricultural landscape. We invite you to explore their groundbreaking work and learn more about how their efforts are helping to build a more sustainable and prosperous future for India's agricultural sector.
Grant Awardees
2021
Dr Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) for their work on developing a novel and cost-effective technology to prevent post-harvest losses of fruits.
2022
Dr. P. Lavanya Kumari, S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, and her collaborators for building an Artificial Intelligence based modeling of major pests in Rice crop to promote Forewarning advisory services in Andhra Pradesh.
2022
Dr. Koushik Mazumder, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, and his collaborators for developing a novel edible coating material for the postharvest quality improvement of perishable fruit crops
2023
Dr. Sachin A Mandavgane, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, and his collaborators for Valorization of post-harvest agro waste (with C/N >50) using indigenous fibrinolytic enzymes.
2023
Dr. Srinivas Kiran Ambatipudi, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, and his collaborator for building a Virtual Cow Care System Using Cow Infra Red Imaging Analytical (CIRAN) System.
2023
Dr Sunny Dhir, Maharishi Markandeshwar, Mullana, Ambala and his collaborators for Development of ASSURRED (affordable, sensitive, specific, user friendly, robust, reusable, equipment-free, deliverable) Biosensor for the detection and management of major apple viruses.
2024
Dr B. Sailaja, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana and her collaborators for developing RAISE – Rice AI Stress Evaluator
2024
Dr Himanshi Jangir, University of Petroleum Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand for developing a Novel Eco-Friendly Nano-Agriculture Strategy for Small-Marginal Farmers of Higher Himalayas: A Nano-Pyrite Based Seed/Root/Shoot Treatment Approach for Improving Potato Yield and Dairy Green Fodder Production
2024
Dr Shahid Rasool, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu for Development and Demonstration of a Novel Production Model Integrating Lavender in High Density Apple Production Systems for Enhanced Farm Profitability from Resource Use Optimization and Environmental Sustainability through Improved Agro-ecology of the Farming Systems
2025
Dr. Chakrabarty is a Scientist at Department of Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, and was awarded the Grant towards developing “Degradable Coated Kraft Paper for Mulching”.
2025
Dr. Muthappa is a staff Scientist at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, and was awarded the Grant towards “Evaluating the potential of rhizospheric engineering using a microbial consortium for chickpea protection against dry root rot-associated disease complex under drought, and for enhanced yield under field conditions”.
