Batakrushna Sahoo
{{short description|Indian farmer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Batakrushna Sahu
| occupation = Farmer
| nationality = Indian
| awards = Padma Shri (2020)
}}
Batakrushna Sahu is an Indian farmer from Odisha. He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry.{{cite news|title=From Arun Jaitley to Karan Johar: Here's full list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awardees 2020|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/from-arun-jaitley-to-karan-johar-heres-full-list-of-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-padma-shri-awardees-2020-798169.html|date=25 January 2020|accessdate=26 January 2020|website=Deccan Herald
}}{{cite news|title=Padma Awards announced; posthumous honour for Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/padma-awards-announced-posthumous-honour-for-arun-jaitley-sushma-swaraj/articleshow/73616751.cms
|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020|website=The Times of India
}}{{cite news|title=Full list of 2020 Padma awardees
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2020-padma-awardees/article30656841.ece
|date=26 January 2020|accessdate=26 January 2020|website=The Hindu
}}
Biography
A farmer from Sarkana village of Khordha district, Sahoo started pisciculture in 1986. He trained many farmers in spawn production through traditional breeding methods. He did not get any financial help from the government. He also trained students from several colleges in Odisha.{{cite news|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/thought-it-was-a-spam-batakrushna-sahoo-on-his-padma-shri-call-430966|title=‘Thought It Was A Spam’, Batakrushna Sahoo On His Padma Shri Call|date=26 January 2020|accessdate=27 January 2020|website=Odisha Television|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126210343/https://odishatv.in/odisha/thought-it-was-a-spam-batakrushna-sahoo-on-his-padma-shri-call-430966|url-status=dead}}
Awards
Sahoo was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry.
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