Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) wins Gulbenkian Award for Humanity 2024

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Category : Awards Published on: July 16 2024

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Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) received the 2024 Gulbenkian Prize, which honoured American scientist Rattan Lal and SEKEM (Egypt) with prize money of €1 million.
APCNF made significant contributions to global food security, climate resilience, and ecological conservation, especially while empowering women farmers.
The program covers more than 10 lakh smallholder farmers, who are getting good income and environmental benefits through natural farming.

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