Tomar to Inaugurate Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela Themed “Nutrition, Food & Environmental Protection with Shree Anna”

The Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela, which is held in New Delhi every year by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), will be inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, on March 2–4, 2023.

The main attractions of the fair this year, according to IARI Director Dr. A.K. Singh, will be Technical Sessions on important and contemporary issues in agriculture, development of Shree Anna-based value chain under International Year of Millets, Smart Farming/Protected Farming Model, Climate Friendly and Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing and Exports, Farmers' Innovations - Potential and Problems, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) - Startup linkages. Thematic exhibitions of key technologies will also be held, as well as stalls for research institutes, startups, and entrepreneurs.

Shree Anna-based stall will educate about different types of Shree Anna, their cultivation practices, value addition and nutritional value.

The Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, as well as VPKAS Almora, CAZRI Jodhpur, and S.K.N. Agricultural University, Jobner, will all be present at the fair. Agri-startups, particularly those based in Shree Anna, will set up shop. This will encourage young people to start their own businesses as a means of making a living.

The fair will be webcast live for the benefit of remote farmers and consumers. Farmers, entrepreneurs, and input agencies will also have booths. Farmers' counseling stalls will assist farmers in resolving their issues.

The institute will give out awards to encourage farmers. The Innovative Farmers' Conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas among farmers during this time. During the three-day event, thousands of farmer brothers and sisters will attend.