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UN Food & Agriculture Organisation awards Sikkim for becoming world's first totally organic agriculture state

<span style="color: #222222;">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. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> FAO said that 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. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">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. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">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.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling will receive the award in Rome tomorrow. </span><br />''  

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