Woman from Lakhimpur Kheri stands second in the annual contest.
Subhash Chandra, a farmer from Barkaatpur in Bijnor, received the prize money of ₹15,000 for his yield in the early plant category.
Rajendri Devi, a woman farmer from Lakhimpur Kheri, stood second with a yield of 2,423 quintal and Ashok Kumar of the same district won the third prize (2,368 quintal per hectare), said officials. The second and third prize winners received ₹10,500 and ₹7,500 respectively.