Hukumchand Patidar
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Hukumchand Patidar (born c. 1960) is an Indian farmer and agricultural innovator from Manpura village in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan.[1] He is known for his contributions to organic farming and was honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2018 by the Government of India. In 2022, he was appointed as the only non-academic member of a 14-member national committee under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).[2] This committee, part of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, is tasked with developing a curriculum for organic farming to be introduced in school boards and agricultural universities across India.[3][4][5]