In a bid to bring together a large number of progressive farmers from across the country and provide them a platform for interaction with policymakers, scientists and technologists, Haryana Government will organise Agri leadership Summit in Rohtak from March 16 to 18.
This would be the third chapter of Agri leadership Summit in Haryana.
Apart from this, a round table conference of nearly 100 agricultural experts will be organised in Haryana Agricultural University at Hisar on February 23.
33 progressive farmers, 33 agriculture scientists from all fields and 33 Government officers, including ministers and chairmen from different departments associated with agriculture sector will participate in this conference, said Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister OP Dhankar.
He said that open dialogue session for ensuring farmers’ gross income of Rs one lakh per acre will be conducted in this significant conference.
This will also help in realising the vision of Prime Minister to double the income of farmers by year 2022, he said.
Giving details about Agri leadership Summit, Dhankar said that footfall of about one lakh farmers each from different states and other stakeholders associated with agriculture sector were recorded in first two summits organised in Gurugram and Faridabad in year 2015 and 2017 respectively.
This time also, more than one lakh farmers are expected to participate in the Summit to be held in the month of March, said he.
The Minister said that different sessions, workshops and seminars of farmers covering topic on Haryana Fresh, shifting on peri-urban agriculture, climate smart agriculture, organic village, zero budget agriculture, soil health and milk production would be organized during the summit.
Ministers of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Department from other states and MPs and MlAs interested in farming sector would also be invited in the summit, said Dhankar.
He further said that state’s crop cluster development programme would be launched from Gurugram on February 21. Describing Haryana a bowl of foodgrains, he said that Government also wished to make the state a bowl of fruits, flowers, vegetable and fisheries as well.