Three farmers, one each from Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Nagapattinam districts, received the Tamil Nadu government’s Nammazhvar award for excellence in organic farming for this year.
G. Sampathkumar from Coimbatore district secured the first prize.
T. Jagadeesh from the Tiruppur district and V. Kalidoss from the Nagapattinam district received the second and third prizes, respectively.
The Nammazhvar award encourages and honours the farmers who practice and promote organic farming and handhold fellow organic farmers.