Chhatrapait Sambhajinagar: The Inventive Farmer Award-2026, instituted by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, was announced for Dadasaheb Daulatrao Shinde.
He is a progressive farmer from Shindon village. Dadasaheb has shown how to do profitable farming by planning innovative floriculture, orchard cultivation, floriculture in polyhouses, soil and water conservation in agriculture. He has maintained his social commitment by helping students and other sections of society through innovative initiatives from time to time.