Chhattisgarh

• 12 Oct 2022

International Agricultural Farm 'Agri Carnival 2022' will be Organized in Raipur

Why In News?

According to the information given by the Chhattisgarh Public Relations and Information Department on October 11, 2022, the International Agricultural Madai 'Agri Carnival 2022' will be organized from October 14 to 18 at the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University campus in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• Directors of international and national level agricultural institutions, agricultural scientists, senior officials of various agricultural product manufacturing companies, startup entrepreneurs and a large number of progressive farmers will participate in the Agri Carnival being organized at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University campus.
• A mega international agriculture fair exhibition will also be organized on the occasion. During the Agri Carnival, every day a tour of the crops and agricultural exhibition being grown in the research area of the university will be organized for the farmers, students and common citizens.
• International Agricultural Farming 'Agri Carnival 2022' is organized by Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, State Government Agriculture Department, Chhattisgarh Biotechnology Promotion Society, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, NABARD, Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research, Agriculture and Processed Food Export Development Authority ( APEDA), NABL and other institutions.
• Various programs will be organized during the five-day Krishi Madai, including buyer-seller conference to increase export of agricultural produce, workshop on innovation startups and entrepreneurship, seminar on processing and export of minor forest produce, training workshop for biodiversity conservation and registration of farmer species. , Training by NABL for validation of testing laboratories, Crop Breeding Modernization and Digitization etc. are prominent.
• In agriculture, new varieties of crops, alternative crops that give more income, new agricultural technology, natural and organic agriculture, biofertilizers and biopesticides, animal husbandry, fish farming and fodder production, integrated crop nutrients and pest and disease management, soil Information regarding fertility and soil health, rainwater management and ground water enrichment, protected farming, advanced agricultural machinery processing and value addition etc. will be given by subject-expert scientists. During this, the successful entrepreneurs of agro-based startups will also be provided guidance to the youth willing to set up new startups.
• About 20 thousand farmers are likely to participate in the International Agriculture Madai.