The GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) will distribute vegetable seeds free-of-cost to every household in Uttarakhand for two years from the next kharif season to help people fight malnutrition.
Keeping in view health problems like malnutrition, it is being planned to supply vegetable seeds free-of-cost to every household in Uttarakhand for two years from the next kharif season, said Subhash Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, GBPUAT, on the inaugural day of the farmers’ fair-cum-agro-industrial exhibition at the GBPUAT campus here on Friday.
Expressing satisfaction over participation of a large number of farmers from different States of India and Nepal, Kumar maintained that the farmers’ fair will definitely help the farmers know the farming better.
Earlier, the farmers’ fair-cum-agro-industrial exhibition, popularly known as Kisan Mela, was inaugurated by a progressive farmer from Devidhura village of Uttarakhand, Dungar Singh Bisht.
Among others Director Extension Education, GBPUAT, Dr YPS Dabas, scientists, farmers and visitors were also present on this occasion.
Speaking on this occasion, Dabas said that the main objective of organising this farmers’ fair is to make the farmers aware about the latest and best in agriculture technology.
Besides, we also try to provide a platform for interaction among the farmers, scientists and representatives of the agro-industrial firms in this farmers’ fair, he said.
The University also makes available the foundation and breeder seeds of major crops and planting materials in this mela, Dabas added.
Among other areas, farmers from UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand to name a few participate in this farmers’ fair in a big way.