Millets & Organics 2023: Three-day International Trade Fair Event Kicks Off in Bengaluru
GG News Bureau
Bengaluru, 21st Jan. Millets & Organics 2023 – International Trade Fair kicks off in Thripura Vasini, Bengaluru on Friday, 20th January.
The three-day event was divided into multiple segments including Exhibition, Pavilion, B2B networking and much more.
The exhibition segment of the event was inaugurated by Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka.
Followed by the inaugural ceremony, Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines, inaugurated the Karnataka Pavilion.
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary also graced the event and inaugurated the B2B networking part.
The trade fair is a platform for farmers, farmer groups, domestic and international companies, central and state institutions in the organic and millet sector to connect and explore opportunities in agriculture, horticulture, processing, machinery and agri-technology.
The Government of Karnataka has been a leader in promotion of millets – The first Organics and Millets Fair was held in 2017, the second and third editions in 2018 and 2019 in Bengaluru.
The inauguration of the international conference was done by Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
In her address to the farmers and other participants, she called for cultivation of quality millets with optimal use of pesticides that can be taken to an international platform which would help them in gaining competitive prices for their produce.
The Government’s commitment to increase farmers’ income can be seen through significant rise, witnessed in agriculture exports.
The session started with a welcome address by the Secretary to the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, followed by an introductory Speech by B.C. Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka.
Dr Ashwatha Narayana C.N. Minister for Higher Education, IT & BT and Science & Technology, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Government of Karnataka launched the SEEMI Brand Products and Millets Calendar 2023 developed by Sahaja Samrudha Organization.
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