Chhattisgarh Directorate of Horticulture will organise a National Seminar-cum-Expo for promotion of organic farming, in cooperation with International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA). The two-day mega organic farming event is based on the theme, “Strategies to Drive Organic Sector Forward: For Sustainability and Markets”.
The event is scheduled on May 26 and 27 at the auditorium of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU), Raipur. As per official information, CM Raman Singh will inaugurate the programme in which Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal would also take part.
The inauguration of the seminar will be followed by key-note address from Agriculture experts of India and International Expert/Buyer from Organic Company of EU/USA.
The event has been divided into four components that includes organizing the national conference to identify business opportunities in Chhattisgarh by interaction between practitioners and experts during conference; organizing a Buyer-Seller meet to provide platform for farmers groups to meet businessmen; enabling policy makers to take inputs from leading organic experts during conference and organizing exhibition of organic produces, brands and services, etc.