Achievements

Recognition and achievement in one’s selected field most of the times would be individualistic and would surely avoid in responding to the generic problems. When it comes to N.R.Naidu he is entirely different. He never stepped back in joining hands to fight against problems of farmers. When the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh took up hunger strike against the perils confronted by farmers comprising minimum support price, flood relief assistance, continuous power supply and so on Mr.Naga Rathnam Naidu took an immediate decision to be a part of it and executed hunger strike for continuous 4 days without taking water or food that leading to his collapse and hospitalization.

Awards, Medals and appreciations received:

A. International Awards / Appreciations:

1. Received appreciation for his efforts in promoting and developing SRI paddy from the WWF international Project / ICRISAT on 2005.

2. Credited with a certificate of appreciation from Association for Land reforms and Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh for his efforts in agriculture laying emphasis on organic farming on 2007.

3. Obtained a letter of honor from ICRISAT in December, 2008 for implementing organic farming practices in ground nut cultivation and thus generating a record yield of 95-110 KG POD from 2 KG Seed given by the highly esteemed organization engaged in crop research.

4. Letter of Appreciation from Jara Agro Industrial PLC, Ethiopia, in the year 2011 eulogizing Mr.Naidu for his sincere efforts in educating the local farming community on high yield strategies and innovative techniques.

5. Honored with the decoration “Best SRI Farmer” by WWF Netherlands in collaboration with ICRISAT.

Know About Sri GN Naidu Gaaru

In today’s contemporary knowledge economy, wherein the populace is making excuses to stay away from agriculture, the backbone of Indian economy, and impeding their successors from entering the same, here is one ‘educated farmer’ who would make the ‘profession of agriculture’ proud and surely lay a track of inspiration for those aspirants in dilemma whether to chose cultivation or not.

Yes, can anyone believe that a famer would attract the highest authority of state, the Chief Minister to his farm for a visit?

Or does anybody think it is practical that the government chooses a farmer to interact with the President of U.S.A?

Will the farming community or those who argue against agriculture trust that scientists from 24 countries visited the farm of successful farmer?

Gudivada Nagaratnam Naidu, who hails from a remote village Balakrishnapuram in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh has created a history of sorts in his most preferred occupation i.e. agriculture. Mr. Naidu and his spouse Mrs. Satyavathi, who were established in comfortable jobs couldn’t suppress their innate desire to make their way into their most preferred field ‘agriculture’.

Renouncing his secure jobs, they forayed into agriculture by purchasing 17 acres of land, which is barren and rocky, by investing about Rs.3.4 lakh in Taramathipet village of Himayatnagar mandal of Rangareddy District in Andhra Pradesh from the savings they had from their jobs. The couple converted the land which was unfit for cultivation into a gold mine by sheer hard work and determination. By introducing innovative methods like mixed cropping, organic farming, dry land, water saving technologies, floriculture, and so on.