Varanasi, October 16, 2009:
Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India, NB Singh said that Framers Fair (Kisan Mela) is an important medium to transfer the technical knowledge and other know-how to farmers from one platform.
Singh was addressing the closing function of two-day Kisan Mela at Udai Pratap College in Varanasi. He said technology transfer is essential for food security.
He lauded the role of the organizers and asked them to organize fair frequently for the benefit of faramers.
He lauded the role of the organizers and asked them to organize fair frequently for the benefit of faramers.
The fair was organized jointly by Banaras Hindu University, Narendra Dev Vegetable Research Institute, Varanasi, Narendra Dev Agriculture University, Faizabad and hosts UP College.
The fair was a grand success as about 13,000 farmers from all over the country got themselves registered for the fair. Different institutes, banks and other organizations set up 83 stalls in the fair to sell their products that included hybrid seeds, fertilizers on discount and other farming related equipments.
Photo captions:
Top: Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India, NB Singh addressing the concluding function of two-day Kisan Mela at UP College in Varanasi on October 16, 2009.
Bottom: Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Research Education (DARE) and Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Dr Mangla Rai at the inaugural function of two-day Kisan Mela at UP College in Varanasi on October 15, 2009.
Photo: Samrat
Text: N Parmar
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