Meet The Winners
Guru Pawar
Digital Agri Excellence Award
Gayatri Paikara
Crop Diversification Champion Award
Kumaribai Mandavi
Farm Resilience & Climate Adaptation Award
Om Prakash Sharma
Water Stewardship Award
Nita Kanani
RevolutioNari in Farming Award
K Selvakumar
Sustainable Livelihoods Award
Gayatri Devi Rathore
Agri-Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award
Aamon Mahila Chasi Producer Company Ltd.
Community Impact Champion
Biswajit Sarkar
Young Agri Innovator Award
PepsiCo India, in association with NDTV, proudly presents the Voices of Harvest Awards 2025 — a national platform celebrating India’s farmers who exemplify excellence in innovation, sustainability, leadership, and community impact. Anchored in the spirit of Partnership of Progress, the initiative recognizes that inclusive agricultural growth flourishes through collaboration among farmers, the private sector, NGOs, and policymakers.
The awards aim to honor outstanding farmers—both men and women—who demonstrate innovation, resilience, and social leadership within their communities. Beyond recognition, the platform seeks to promote best practices such as digital agriculture, regenerative farming, water stewardship, and crop diversification that can be scaled across regions.
Award Categories
- Agri-Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award
This category celebrates agri-preneurs who are transforming farming into a sustainable, market-linked enterprise. - Community Impact Champion AwardThis category honours farmer groups and leaders driving change through collaboration, shared learning, and inclusive growth.
- Crop Diversification Champion AwardThis category is for farmers who lead with innovation & resilience by diversifying their farms for climate stability and nutritional security.
- Digital Agri Excellence AwardThis category celebrates farmers who harness technology to drive productivity, sustainability, and resilience in agriculture.
- Farm Resilience & Climate Adaptation AwardThe category recognises farmers, collectives, and innovators who demonstrate exceptional ability to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from climate-related challenges.
- Regenerative Agriculture Champion AwardFor farmers leading the shift from input-intensive to regenerative farming systems that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, optimize resources, and build climate resilience.
- RevolutioNari in Farming AwardThe RevolutioNari in Farming Award celebrates women who are redefining leadership and resilience in Indian agriculture.
- Sustainable Livelihoods AwardThis category recognizes farmers and rural collectives building long-term, inclusive, and environmentally responsible livelihood models through agriculture and allied activities.
- Water Stewardship AwardThis category recognizes farmers, collectives, and institutions demonstrating exceptional leadership in conserving, managing, and regenerating water resources for sustainable agriculture.
- Young Agri Innovator AwardThis category celebrates farmers under 40 who are transforming Indian agriculture with creativity, experimentation, and technology-driven solutions.
Meet The Jury
Debaranjan Pujahari
Partner (Agriculture Practice Area), Sattva Consulting
Dr. Swati Nayak
Scientist, Lead - Seed System & Product Management, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Dr. Mangi Lal Jat
Secretary, Dept. of Agricultural Research and Education & Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Aniket Doegar
Co-Founder & CEO, Haqdarshak
Harish Chandra
Director, CSR TIMES
Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal
Vice Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University
Awards Overview
The Voices of Harvest Awards 2025, brought to you by PepsiCo India and NDTV, celebrate farmers driving progress in agriculture through innovation, sustainability, leadership, and community impact. Anchored in the spirit of Partnership of Progress, the awards highlight the power of collaboration between farmers, agritech innovators, NGOs, and policymakers to build an inclusive, resilient farming ecosystem.
Objectives
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Celebrate Excellence: Recognize farmers who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and positive impact in their communities.
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Showcase Best Practices: Spotlight scalable farming models, including digital adoption, regenerative practices, water stewardship, and crop diversification.
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Foster Knowledge Exchange: Encourage dialogue among farmers, researchers, policymakers, and agritech leaders to address challenges and scale solutions.
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Inspire and Amplify: Share compelling farmer stories to motivate wider engagement across India.
