
Farmer, Changemaker and Storyteller
Ram Saran Verma, Padma Shri
Ram Saran Verma is an Indian farmer recognized for introducing advanced and more profitable farming techniques to small Indian farmers and rural villages in his state of Uttar Pradesh. Shri Verma has received numerous Indian farming awards for his work and his farming techniques have been studied and replicated across his state. He is a recipient of the Jagjivan Ram Kisan Puraskar in 2007 and 2010 and the National Horticultural Award in 2014. In 2019, for his services to Indian farming, he was conferred the Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest national honour.