New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day Krishi Unnati Mela at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute here on March 17.
The theme of the fair is 'doubling farmer's income by 2022'.
On the day, Mr Modi will launch the `Jaivik Kheti’ (organic farming) portal and lay the foundation stone for 25 Krishi Vigyan Kendras. Several hundred farmers will participate in the event, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh told mediapersons here on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister will confer the `Krishi Karman’ and `Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhaya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan’ awards on the occasion.
The Minister said that apart from seeds and seedlings, the fair will display agro and allied sector technologies.
'The objective of the mela (fair) is to create awareness about the latest agricultural technological developments and receive feedback from the agricultural community. This helps in designing the Institute’s future research strategy,' Mr Singh said.
Besides farmers, representatives from Krishi Vigyan Kendras, State Agriculture Universities, state agriculture/horticulture departments, entrepreneurs, private agencies involved in agriculture are expected to participate in the fair.
It will have 800 stalls that will display latest agro technologies in agriculture, horticulture, dairy, animal husbandry and fisheries sectors.
There will be live demonstrations on micro- Irrigation, waste water utilisation, animal husbandry and fishery sectors.
Union Ministries of Textile, Food Processing, Industry, Commerce and North East Council will also put up stalls.
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