About 137 companies from different countries including Germany, Japan, Korea, China and Thailand would exhibit their machines in the 11th edition of International Exhibition on Rice Processing Technology to be organised for three days here at BTI Ground from November 14.
President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Rice Millers Association (CGPRMA) Yogesh Agrawal told reporters on Thursday that the exhibition named Rice Pro-Tech Expo 2014 is being organised by CGPRMA with help of Business Empire.
Speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly Gaurishankar Agrawal will be the chief guest while Panchayat Minister Ajay Chandrakar will preside over the inaugural ceremony. He said that the exhibition is very important for Chhattisgarh as most of the rice mills of the State are old and using old technology.
The rice mills need modernization as the State has potential of exporting high quality rice and to meet the demand of State government to provide rice under CMR. Agrawal said that rice millers from different parts of the country would also participate in a seminar to be organized on November 15.
Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal will be the chief guest while Revenue Minister Prem Prakash Pandey will preside over the inaugural ceremony of the seminar.
School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap is likely to be present as special guest. Discussions on present status of rice mills will be held in the seminar, he said.