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Mekala Siva Shankar Reddy (born on 08 February 1971) is an Indian farmer from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is widely recognized for adopting innovative and water-efficient agricultural practices, particularly micro irrigation with fertigation. In 2020, he received an international award from the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage for his contributions to sustainable agriculture in drought-prone regions. | Mekala Siva Shankar Reddy (born on 08 February 1971) is an Indian farmer from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is widely recognized for adopting innovative and water-efficient agricultural practices, particularly micro irrigation with fertigation. In 2020, he received an international award from the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage for his contributions to sustainable agriculture in drought-prone regions. | ||
==Early Life and Education== | ==Early Life and Education== | ||
Mekala Siva Shankar Reddy was born in Prasannayapalli village of Anantapur district to Mekala Eswar Reddy and Lakshmi Devi. Coming from an agriculturally rooted family, he was exposed to farming from an early age. He discontinued formal education after second standard and pursued agriculture full time. Through continuous learning, experimentation, and field experience, he expanded his farming operations from five acres to large-scale diversified cultivation, transforming his land into a model farm for crop demonstrations. | Mekala Siva Shankar Reddy was born in Prasannayapalli village of Anantapur district to Mekala Eswar Reddy and Lakshmi Devi. Coming from an agriculturally rooted family, he was exposed to farming from an early age. He discontinued formal education after second standard and pursued agriculture full time. Through continuous learning, experimentation, and field experience, he expanded his farming operations from five acres to large-scale diversified cultivation, transforming his land into a model farm for crop demonstrations. Grape cultivation has been practiced in his family for three generations, contributing to his early exposure to viticulture and horticultural farming methods. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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He is recognized as the first farmer in Anantapur district to cultivate muskmelon commercially, the first farmer in Andhra Pradesh to cultivate chia, and the first farmer in India to harvest quinoa in 2013. His farming initiatives have generated employment for local communities and contributed to food security and nutrition improvement in the region. | He is recognized as the first farmer in Anantapur district to cultivate muskmelon commercially, the first farmer in Andhra Pradesh to cultivate chia, and the first farmer in India to harvest quinoa in 2013. His farming initiatives have generated employment for local communities and contributed to food security and nutrition improvement in the region. | ||
* '''He is recognized as the first farmer in India to introduce and cultivate quinoa on a commercial scale.''' | |||
* '''He is also regarded as the first farmer in Andhra Pradesh to introduce commercial muskmelon cultivation.''' | |||
==Awards and Recognition== | ==Awards and Recognition== | ||
* In 2020, he was honored with an international award by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage for successfully implementing water-efficient farming techniques at both farm and community levels. | |||
* In 2015, Shiva Shankar Reddy received the Outstanding Progressive Farmer Award for his contributions to innovative agriculture. | |||
* In 2015, He received the Innovative Farmer Award from the Government of India for his contributions to agricultural innovation. | |||
* In 2007, he was awarded the Adarsha Rythu Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. | |||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||