The second day of the International Agri & Horti Technology Expo being organised at Bittan Market Dussehra ground witnessed about 15,000 farmers as well as the locals to learn about advanced farming as well as gardening technologies.
Agricultural and horticultural product manufacturing companies, Government departments and various local bodies are showcasing advanced farming technologies in the expo. On Saturday, Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development Gopal Bhargav visited the Expo and lauded the initiative.
Expo Director Bharat Baliyan from Bharti Media and Events Private limited, Delhi said, "The participant companies receiving a great response from the visitors. We are facilitating the outstation farmers not only with necessary help but also arranging food packets for them so that they may enjoy the Expo. Today we served around 5,000 food packets,” he added.
The Expo include large variety of products and services ranging from water lifting pumps, seeds, sowing machines, tractors, organic manure and pesticides, to gigantic harvestors displayed over 125 stalls.
Some of the crowd pulling stalls were ATM like milk vending machines, manual and automatically operated drip irrigation systems, technologically advanced water pumps.
A crop insurance compensation distribution camp was also organised at Expo in which Gopal Bhargav distributed insurance certificates worth 67 crore to the farmers. More than 50 farmers were given these certificates on the spot.
Bhargav said that more than 20.46 lakh farmers will benefit from this scheme in Madhya Pradesh.
He also claimed that the State and Central Government will bring new insurance scheme that gives 100 per cent compensation to the farmers for their losses.
Member of Parliament Alok Sanjar, MlA Bhopal (Huzur) Rameshwar Sharma, MlA Berasia Vishnu Khatri and district collector Nishant Barwade also addressed the farmers.