Meet R Pappammal, an natural farmer from Coimbatore. She is 105-years-old and was awarded the Padma Shri this yr for popularising natural farming. Pappammal comes from a technology of farmers who consider in doing the onerous work themselves. She owns a 2.5-acre farm in her village Thekkampatti. Over the years, she has labored intently with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Read extra right here: Padma Shri at 105, meet the Coimbatore grandma who is giving a leg as much as natural farming
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