Andhra Pradesh CNF wins $1.5-million Food Planet Prize 2026 in Sweden for natural farming push
The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme has been awarded the Food Planet Prize 2026, receiving $1.5 million for its significant impact on natural farming. The initiative, which began in 2016, supports over 18 lakh farmer families across 8,168 villages in Andhra Pradesh. It promotes sustainable agricultural practices and is being replicated in various states and countries worldwide.
- ▪APCNF won the Food Planet Prize 2026, worth $1.5 million, for its natural farming initiatives.
- ▪The programme supports over 18 lakh farmer families across 8,168 villages in Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪It promotes sustainable agricultural practices and is being replicated in 21 states and countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
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The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme, implemented by Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, has won the Food Planet Prize 2026, worth $1.5 million, for leading one of the world’s largest transitions to natural farming. The award was presented in Bastad, Sweden, on Tuesday (June 2, 2026).The prize, given by the Curt Bergfors Foundation, recognises initiatives that could contribute to resilient, equitable and environmentally sustainable food systems within the next decade. The other finalists, Conscious Kitchen of the United States, NoPalm Ingredients of the Netherlands and the Savanna Institute of the United States, each received $150,000.
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