A cattle exhibition was held on the third day of the four-day long Kisan Mela ongoing at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology. Visitors to the fair have also shown much interest in the various exhibits, seeds and farming related equipment on sale.
The farmers were seen making a beeline at the seed counters of the fair for purchasing quality seeds. In last three days at the fair the counters of seed production centre, crop research institute and University farm sold seeds of Rabi crop worth Rs 44 lakhs. The farmers also showed keen interest in the stall of ATIC and publication directorate where literature related with advance methods of farming and techniques were available. These stalls did a business of Rs 65000.
In the Gandhi auditorium a special lecture on ‘Honey bee culture- a beneficial business’ was delivered by Assistant Professor Department of Entomology Dr P K Mall. He highlighted the benefits of bee farming and elaborated upon the modern methods of cultivating bees. In the farmer’s convention the inquires of the agriculturists were answered by the experts of the university. On last day of fair on Wednesday the winners of various competitions would be felicitated.