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'''Kanwal Singh Chauhan''' is an Indian farmer from [[Haryana]], India. He is known for his contributions to crop diversification in the agriculture industry.<ref name=etimes>{{cite news|last=Manohar|first=Asit|date=20 April 2012|title=Innovative farmer: Meet the father of baby corn in Sonipat|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/north/innovative-farmer-meet-the-father-of-baby-corn-in-sonipat/articleshow/12744128.cms}}</ref> In January 2019, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian award.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Padma Awardees 2019 |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2019AwardeesList.pdf |website=Padmaawards.gov.in |publisher=[[Government of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhamecha |first1=Sheetal |title=Meet the Farmers who won the Padma Shri Award |url=https://krishijagran.com/news/meet-the-farmers-who-won-the-padma-shri-award/ |publisher=[[Krishi Jagran]] |date=28 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='मन की बात' में पीएम मोदी ने किया किसान कंवल सिंह चौहान का जिक्र, जानें इनके बारे में |url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/sonipat-ncr-meet-haryanas-farmer-kanwal-singh-chauhan-whose-gives-example-pm-modi-in-mann-ki-baat-jagran-special-20801627.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagaran]] |date=September 27, 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref>
He was honoured with N. G.Ranga Farmer Award 2010 by [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deswal |first1=Dipender |title=Kanwal Singh Chauhan, a progressive farmer of village Aterna in district Sonepat has been honoured with N.G.Ranga Kissan Award-2010 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/9553251.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Kanwal Singh Chauhan was raised in Aterna, a village in [[Sonipat district]] of [[Haryana]]. Chauhan began farming at the age of 15. In 1997 he began farming [[baby corn]] at a time when the main source of the vegetable was imports from Thailand at the price of ₹4000 per kg. He introduced baby corn to the region and began selling it at a price of ₹70 per kg. By 2009, he had expanded into the production of canned baby corn as well as exports. His business, which started as a one-man enterprise, grew to employ over 200 employees by 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lekshmi Priya S|date=2019-03-19|title=Meet the Farmer Behind India's Largest Babycorn-Producing District Who Earns Crores!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/175485/haryana-farmer-padma-shri-baby-corn-farming-india/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=The Better India|language=en-US}}</ref> He also established a fair price system for farmers growing mushroom, babycorn, sweetcorn and tomato.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Agricultural University - PAU - Ludhiana, Punjab - INDIA - pau.edu|url=https://www.pau.edu/index.php?_act=manageEvent&DO=viewEventDetail&intEventID=4333|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.pau.edu}}</ref>

In 2001, he founded the Gulab Fruits & Vegetable Growers & Marketing Cooperative Society in Sonipat, a cooperative dedicated to the production, marketing, and export of vegetables such as baby corn, sweet corn, mushrooms, and broccoli. The cooperative conducts various training programs to promote agricultural diversification in India. In 2012, it established a processing unit for the canning and sale of vegetables, minimising waste.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=Success Story of Gulab Fruit & Vegetable Coop. Society Rai, Sonipat|url=https://www.harcofed.org.in/success-story-of-gulab-fruit-vegetable-coop-society-rai-sonipat/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=HARCOFED|language=en-US}}</ref> Chauhan also founded the Integrated Unit for Mushroom Development in 2008, a mushroom manufacturing business.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Integrated Unit For Mushroom Development|url=https://www.indiamart.com/integratedunit-mushroom-development/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Indiamart}}</ref>

In light of the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] against agricultural deregulation, Chauhan spoke in favour of the [[Modi government]]'s actions, saying that farmers' concerns were "misguided.<ref name=ani>{{Cite web|last=ANI|title=Protesting farmers are misguided says chief of Sonipat Farmer group|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/protesting-farmers-are-misguided-says-chief-of-sonipat-farmer-group20201208035803/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> After extending support to the government over the new farm laws, he received threat calls from unidentified callers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pro-farm legislation farmers threatened? Padma Shri awardee kisan alleges receiving intimidating calls |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pro-farm-legislation-farmers-threatened-padma-shri-awardee-kisan-alleges-receiving-intimidating-calls/694516 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=December 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=नए कृषि कानूनों का समर्थन करने पर प्रगतिशील किसान पद्मश्री कंवल सिंह चौहान को मिल रही धमकी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/sonipat/progressive-farmer-padmashri-kanwal-singh-chauhan-is-getting-threatened-for-supporting-new-agricultural-laws-sonipat-news-rtk586522270 |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=December 16, 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref> He is the President of [[Sonipat]]'s Progressive Farmers Club.<ref name=ani/>

== Awards and recognition ==
* He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]] in 2019.
* In 2010, he was conferred with the NG Ranga Farmer Award for diversification in agriculture by the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR), the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]], [[Government of India]].
* He received the Mahindra Krishi Samrat Award - 2015 by [[Mahindra Tractors]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahindra Samriddhi Agri Awards 2015 |url=https://www.mahindratractor.com/awards-inner2015.aspx |publisher=[[Mahindra Tractors]] |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
* He was awarded the AIFA Progressive Farmer Award 2017 by the All India Farmers Alliance (AIFA) and <ref>{{cite web |title=AIFA Progressive Farmer Awards 2017 Declared. |url=https://twitter.com/ICFAgri/status/940799694581714944/photo/1 |publisher=ICFA via [[Twitter]] |date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2010–2019)]]

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