Bharat Bhushan Tyagi
Born1954
Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Farmer, Educator
AwardsPadma Shri, 2019[1]
Prime Minister's Progressive Farmer Award[2]

Bharat Bhushan Tyagi (born 1954) is an Indian farmer, educator and trainer from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh,[3][4] who was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2019.[1][5] He organises weekly training for farmers at Bulandshahr and has trained over 80,000 farmers.[6] He is also a recipient of Progressive Farmer Award by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.[2]

Education and career

He is a science graduate from Delhi University. Tyagi has also worked with government associations like National Centre of Organic Farming, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), Ministry of Agriculture (India), AFC, and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.[2]

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Padma Awardees 2019" (PDF). Padmaawards.gov.in. Government of India.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dhamecha, Sheetal (28 January 2018). "Meet the Farmers who won the Padma Shri Award". Krishi Jagran.
  3. ↑ Shukla, Arvind (15 March 2018). "खेत उगलेंगे सोना, अगर किसान मान लें पद्मश्री भारत भूषण की ये 5 बातें" (in Hindi). Gaon Connection.
  4. ↑ "The Global PGS Newsletter" (PDF). IFOAM – Organics International. N.6 Vol.6 (July August 2016).
  5. ↑ "इस किसान ने किया ऐसा काम, अब मिलेगा पद्मश्री सम्मान" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  6. ↑ "President Ramnath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Bharat Bhushan Tyagi for Agriculture". Odisha Diary. 16 March 2019.


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