Surat: Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) will felicitate startup founders and farmers of the region. “The special award function will be held on Wednesday at Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre at Sarsana. Farmers will be given the ‘Dharti Putra’ awards while young businessmen will be conferred with different category’s of ‘startup’ award,” Dinesh Navadia, president, SGCCI, said in a statement. “Farmers play an important role in the country’s economy and we want to acknowledge their contribution by giving awards to them,” he said. “In the ‘startup’ category different awards like startup of the year, women startup founder of the year, student startup, startup investor of the year, and best food-tech startup of the year among others will be given,” Navadia added.