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PG Corner

Mukesh Kumar Pandey (batch 2019)
First Generation Entrepreneur
Enterprise: Navchetna Agro Centre Producer Company Ltd.

Hailing from an agrarian family in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh,
Mukesh Pandey is a pioneer in sustainable farming and
forestry models. Driven by his passion for entrepreneurship
and his deep-rooted connection to agriculture, Mukesh has
become a notable name in organic farming, carbon credit
implementation, and farmer empowerment. He leads
Navchetna, one of the leading Farmer Producer Organizations
(FPO) in Uttar Pradesh. As CEO of Navchetna, Mukesh oversees a team of 288 members
operating across 6 districts, 1,960 villages, and 49 blocks (talukas). Navchetna has emerged
as a pioneer in exporting vermicompost to South Korea and as a Net Zero organization,
promoting environmental sustainability in agriculture. Much appreciated and recognized
on various significant platforms, Mukesh and his co-founder, Aparna Srivastava are
committed to widespreading organic farming across the country.

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