GENABHAI DARGABHAI PATEL

Genabhai is a divyang farmer who singlehandedly transformed a district which was drought hit into the largest producer of pomegranate in the nation. He hails from a remote district in Gujarat named Banaskantha. He is famously known as the Anar Dada. He started experimenting pomegranate cultivation in the year 2005. He adopted various technologies to produce the best quality of pomegranate. At his personal cost he decided to spread awareness and share his knowledge for pomegranate cultivation. A lot of farmers have now started adapting to his methods and improve the quality of agricultural products across India. He was recently honored with the Padma Shri Award. But, what is remarkable about this simple man is that despite being differently-abled, he achieved notable feats.

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