Country. 2006 : National Award from Shri Sharad Pawar − Minister of Agriculture, for Best Coconut Farmer. 2007 : Organic Farming Scientist award from Gokhale Education Society. 2008 : Anubandhi Award from Punyshlok Sadaguru Shiv − Paravati Foundation Pune – Maharashtra. 2008 : State Krushi Award from Krushi Vighnan Centre – Ahmednagar. 2008 : Certificate for Organic Farming Development from The Gujarat Association for Agricultural Sciences. 2009 : Man of the Earth Award from Janirs International Residential & Junior College – Thane (Mumbai) 2009 : Gram Shilpi Award from Shri Shankaracharya at Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra − Gujarat. 2010 : Receiving ONE WORLD Lifetime Achievement Award from International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) – Germany See also Shripad Dabholkar Subhash Palekar Natural Farming Masanobu Fukuoka References 1922 births 2015 deaths Indian farmers Indian agriculturalists Organic farmers People from Rohtas District