| Farmers' Day | |
|---|---|
 The 26th National Farmers Day celebration in the Ashanti region,Ghana | |
| Official name | Farmers' Day |
| Also called | Farmers |
| Observed by | Various countries |
| Date | Varies by country |
| Frequency | Annual |
Farmers' Day is an annual observance in various countries to celebrate the national contributions offarmers and agricultures. It is observed on different dates around the world.
InAfghanistan, it is observed on March 22 every year as part of theAfghan New Year (Nowruz).[1][2][3][4]
InBolivia, Agrarian Revolution Day is celebrated on August 2 to commemorate several events in Bolivian history:
The holiday was originally known as "Day of the Indian" but was changed in 2007 to its current name of "Agrarian Revolution Day".[5]
In Chile, Farmers' Day (Día de las Campesinas y los Campesinos) is celebrated on July 28 to commemorate the passing in 1967 of laws promoting agrarian reform and unionization of farmers. From 1976, the holiday was known as "National Agricultural Worker Day" (Día Nacional del Trabajador Agrícola), changing in 1980 to "National Famer Day" (Día Nacional del Campesino), finally changing once more in 2015 to its current name of Famers' Day (Día de las Campesinas y los Campesinos).[6]
The National Farmers' Day inGhana is an annual celebration of farmers and fishermen, observed on the first Friday of December. On Farmers' Day, theMinistry of Food and Agriculture (Ghana) honors with special awards to deservingfarmers andfishermen based on their practices and output.[7][8]
TheNational Farmers Day in India is also known asKisan Divas in Hindi.[9] Farmer's Day is celebrated every year on 23 December,[10] on the birthday of the 5thPrime Minister of India,Choudhary Charan Singh, also a farmer's leader, who introduced many policies to improve the lives of the Indian farmers.[11] It is celebrated by organizing various programs, debates, seminars, quiz competitions, discussions, workshops, exhibitions, essays writing competitions and functions.[9]
The National Farmers' Day in Pakistan, also known asKissan Day,[12] was celebrated for the first time in the country's history on 18 December 2019 in Islamabad as was also acknowledged by the Prime MinisterImran Khan. The idea was proposed by Pakistan's leading Fertilizer manufacturing company Fatima Group in favor of promoting farmer welfare and prosperity while celebrating Pakistan's first farmers' day on 18 December 2019 during a special event in Islamabad which was acknowledged and endorsed by the Country's premier.[13]
Farmer Day, or Dia del Campesino, is celebrated in Peru on June 24 every year as a tribute to the hardworking local farmers that provide food to the table of every Peruvian. Observers celebrate this day by holding agriculture fairs, cultural displays, and of course, the sharing of food. In the Amazonian region, Farmer Day is also celebrated in tandem with the Feast of San Juan Bautista — or St. John the Baptist Day — as a nod to the Catholic tradition that was instilled by Spanish[14]
In South Korea, the observance is on 11 November. It competes with thePepero Day on the same day.
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In America, it is observed on 12 October every year. It is celebrated to pay tribute to all farmers throughoutAmerican history.[15][16]
In Vietnam, it is observed on 14 October every year as the anniversary of the foundation of Vietnamese Peasants' Society. It was formerly observed on 26 March (the same date as theYouth Day in North (hence, reunified) Vietnam) in South Vietnam from 1971 until 1975 to commemorate Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's passing on Land Reforms Act of 1970.
The National Farmers' Day inZambia is observed on the first Monday of August.[17]
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