श्री कृष्णबीर चौधरी

Krishan Bir Chaudhary

Leadership in Indian Agriculture — for the farmer, for the nation.

Seed sovereignty. Fair price. Sustainable innovation. Service to farmers.

President, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj · M.Sc., D.Litt. (Honoris Causa)

President, Bharatiya Krishak SamajHigh Level Committee — MSP, Natural Farming & Crop Diversification (GOI)Krishi Ratan, 1998 · D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), 2021Editor, Kisan Ki Awaaz · Author, Development Misplaced (Penguin, 2014)
Krishan Bir Chaudhary with Nitin Gadkari
With Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Who he is

Farmer-statesman of Indian agriculture.

Eminent farmer leader and agricultural policy expert — President of Bharatiya Krishak Samaj, member of the Government of India’s High Level Committee on MSP, natural farming and crop diversification, and a familiar voice across national television and international trade fora.

Editor of Kisan Ki Awaaz · Author of Development Misplaced (Penguin, 2014) · Born 12 March 1951.

Full biography & positions

Institutional ground

Key positions

PresentPresident — Bharatiya Krishak Samaj
PresentMember — High Level Committee on MSP, Natural Farming & Crop Diversification
OngoingEditor — Kisan Ki Awaaz
1994–96Chairman — State Farms Corporation of India

Agenda

Four pillars of public work

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Seed sovereignty

Defend farmers’ rights to save, exchange, and reuse seed — and challenge illegal patents and royalty regimes.

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Fair price & MSP

High-level policy work on MSP, natural farming, and crop diversification — and reserve-price justice in markets.

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03

Sustainable farming

IPM, natural farming, and farmer-centric models that protect soil, health, and livelihoods.

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04

Trade & innovation

WTO ministerial interventions, biofuel alignment with farmers, and swadeshi agri-innovation.

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