The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Coimbatore farmer, recognised by UN FAO as a ‘soil hero’, urges shift to natural farming
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M. Soundariya Preetha
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Coimbatore farmer V.T. Valluvan has been recognized by the UN FAO as a 'Soil Hero' for his successful transition to multi-level, natural, tree-based farming. His methods have significantly increased soil organic carbon and farm profitability without the need for monocropping.
V.T. Valluvan, a 59-year-old natural farmer at Vettaikaranpudur in Pollachi, Coimbatore district, has won the third place in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) ‘Soil Hero Guardian’ contest, for increasing the soil organic carbon to 1.56%.
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