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Recently, Andhra Pradesh’s community-led natural farming program has won the 2026 Food Planet Prize.
The Food Planet Prize is the world's largest environmental award focused on transforming global food systems.
Aim - To fund innovative, scalable initiatives that can reshape how we produce, distribute, and consume food while supporting a resilient biosphere.
Established in –2019.
Established by - Swedish entrepreneur and philanthropist Curt Bergfors.
The prize was set up through the Curt Bergfors Foundation with the express conviction that human health and planetary stability are failing due to current agricultural burdens.
The platform provides funding to accelerate solutions that can bring meaningful global impact within a 10-year timeframe.
Prize worth- $1.5 million.
Winner, 2026 - Andhra Pradesh’s APCNF program
It was launched in 2016 by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, under Andhra Pradesh’s agriculture department, the programme was designed to help farmers shift to natural farming.
Andhra Pradesh’s APCNF program got the prize for its work in promoting farming practices that reduce dependence on synthetic inputs and support climate-resilient agriculture.
It will improve soil health, biodiversity and farm resilience while reducing input costs.
