Santosh Devi  

Santosh Devi, an 8th-grade-educated farmer from Sikar, Rajasthan, has won the President's Award for her innovative carrot farming techniques. She transformed her yield and income by experimenting with cow ghee and honey on carrot seeds. Her story is an inspiration to farmers across India.

Santosh Devi, a farmer from Sikar district in Rajasthan, has earned President’s Award for successfully developing a new variety of carrot through careful and dedicated efforts. She earns a significant income from her pomegranate and carrot farms.

Santosh Devi Khedar embarked on this journey in 2008 along with her husband. Following organic farming practices, she planted 220 pomegranate trees. The positive outcome of their immense hard work began to manifest in 2011, when the trees bore fruits. A profit of Rs 3,00,000 was made in the first year alone.