- Sikkim has won this year’s UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Future Policy for Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state.
- As per FAO, Sikkim was considered for the award for its policies on Agroecology and Sustainable food systems.
- It won the gold by beating 51 nominated policies from 25 countries. Brazil, Denmark and Equador won Silver for their policies.
- The UN body said that the policies of Sikkim had helped more than 66,000 farmers, boosted tourism and set an example to other countries.
- The small Himalayan state of Sikkim was declared fully organic state in 2016 after phasing out chemical fertilisers and pesticides and substituting them with sustainable alternatives.
