Pune: Dr. Bhagyashree Prasad Patil, Managing Director of Rise N Shine Biotech has been awarded ‘Vasantrao Naik Award’ for her significant contributions to modern floriculture, at the hands of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on behalf of the Vasantrao Naik Agricultural Research and Rural Development Foundation.

Foundation's Chairman Dr. Rajendra Barwale was present on the occasion. Dr. Bhagyashree Patil said, "For the development of the agricultural sector, adopting modern technology, innovative ideas, skills, comprehensive research, excellent planning and management will accelerate agricultural production. Smart agriculture will help enrich the agricultural business. Modern agriculture will empower the nation's building."

In floriculture, Patil's company Rise n Shine Biotech focuses on various flower varieties such as Gerbera, Carnation, Orchid, Spathiphyllum, Cordyline, Alpinia, Perennials, Limonium, Gypsophila, Limonium, Hydrangea, and nursery varieties including Anthurium, Guzmania, Poinsettia, Kalanchoe, Chrysanthemum, Phalaenopsis. In fruit cultivation, the company emphasizes modern farming techniques for Banana (Grand Naine, Yelakki, and Red Banana), Pineapple, Strawberry and Blue Java (Blue Banana).