The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) program of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, recently won the prestigious 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity instituted by Portugal-based Calouste Gulbemkian Foundation (CGF). This is the first time that India has bagged the award.

The independent jury of the Prize for Humanity – chaired by Dr Angela Merkel (former Chancellor of Germany) gave the award to Mr. Vijay Kumar Thallam, Executive Vice Chairman – RySS and Advisor to GoAP, and Ms. Nagendramma Nettem, a Champion Farmer Coach from APCNF. The recipients of the award were selected from over 181 nominations across the world.