A State-level organic seminar and ‘haat’ will be held from March 2 to 4 at Swaraj Udyan, Ravindra Bhavan to realise the dream of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to make agriculture profitable. The haat will be organised jointly by Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department and Krashak Jagat Education Society. Farmers from all districts of Madhya Pradesh will participate in the haat where organic farmers from other States will also visit.
Detailed information will be given at the haat about methods and benefits of organic farming. Organic farmers will also exchange their experiences at the seminar. Sale, purchase and display of organic products of state’s farmers will also be made on the occasion. This was informed by Director Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Mohan lal Meena here on Saturday. It is noteworthy that Madhya Pradesh has 40 shares in organic farming in the country at present.
He informed that the State Government is encouraging bio-farming and organic farming in villages. Total organic farming is being undertaken in over 5,000 villages in the State. At the haat, farmers will be able to inspect organic fertilisers, seeds, modern agricultural implements, sprinklers, drips, etc and purchase them as per their requirement. Various organic farming models like Nadep compost tank, bio-gas plant, cowdung and cow urine-run power plants, cow-powered energy plants, vegetables grown without sprinkling chemicals, fruits and food grains will be available for sale at the haat.
live demonstration of various aspects of organic farming and delicacies made of various organic foodgrains will be main attractions of the haat. A 3-day seminar on the occasion will be attended by agriculture experts, agriculture scientists from India and abroad, senior agriculture officers, officers and representatives of farm equipment manufacturing companies and farmers from all over Madhya Pradesh and country.