Agro-entrepreneurs, investors, central organisations, corporate bodies and farmers will be gathering under one roof here for the first time to showcase the potential of the agriculture and allied sector on June 29 and 30.
The event, supported by the National Institute of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM) and KPMG as knowledge partners, is being organised in the country for the first time, Jagadanand of CYSD and Prof BK Sahu, Dean of Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS), faculty of agriculture of the SOA University, told reporters on Wednesday.
The ‘AgriVikas-2018’, as the two-day conclave is known, will be held in the SOA campus. Representatives of several other organisations involved in the conclave were present at the Press conference.
The event is intended to serve as a platform to enhance trade in agricultural services and develop synergies between competitive players of the agricultural sector in the Indian market. Over 1,000 progressive farmers from most districts of Odisha are expected to attend the event, the organisers said.
CYSD, Sahavagi Vikash Abhiyan and Research and Development Consultancy besides SOA are involved in the programme. Six ministries of the Central Government have thrown their weight behind ‘AgriVikas-2018’ while three Union Ministers would grace the programme. The Ministries are Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Food Processing,
Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (P and G) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Government agencies and other organisations including TRIFED, NAFED, NCDC and Agriculture Skill Council would exhibit methods to address problems in agriculture for the participants. Around 150 stalls would be set up for the purpose.