Gabrial Stany Veigus lauded as agriculturist of the year

Farmer Gabrial Stany Veigus of Perar, a retired forest official who turned a 37-acre land into a model farm with innovative practices, is among five persons to receive the Rachana awards, instituted by Rachana, the Mangalore Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for 2014. Mr. Veigas has been recognised as Rachana agriculturist of the year for introducing sustainable farming practices.

He has planted 3,400 coconut saplings, mango, rambutan, cashew, grafted variety of jackfruit and breadfruit over the last 10 years and converted his land into a high-yielding agricultural plot. Jenette Pinto, a social activist from Mumbai and a professor of history who co-authored the book ‘Slavery in Portuguese India’ will receive the outstanding woman of the year award. Raphael Sequera has won the entrepreneur of the year award.

Anil Keith D’Cruz, a Mumbai-based Oncology surgeon, has won the professional of the year award and Ligoury D’Mello, chairman of the D’Mello group of companies, Oman has won the NRI entrepreneur of the year.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangalore / by Govind Belgaumkar / Mangalore – October 22nd, 2014