Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) is organising a three-day State level Agrotech Kisan Mela from February 8 to February 10.
The Agrotech Kisan Mela to apprise the farmers and agro-entrepreneurs with latest technologies of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, forestry, biotechnology, dairy, fishery, bee keeping, farm mechanization, food processing and value addition, village and cottage industries. Central theme of the event is ‘Agricultural productivity, food safety and environment protection.’
BAU Vice Chancellor Dr Sunil Chandra Dubey informed that 120 stalls have been put up where different colleges, departments, faculties, units, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Zonal Research Stations of BAU, ICAR Institutes located in the state, government departments, banks, dealers of seeds, fertilizers, farm implements, NGOs and other organizations would display their technologies, products and services.
Chief Minister Heman Soren will inaugurate the event at 11 AM on February 8 while Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will be the chief guest of the valedictory function on February 10 afternoon.
Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto, Agriculture Minister Shilpy Neha Tirkey and MLAs Kalpana Soren, Rajesh Kachchhp and Suresh Kumar Baitha, will also grace different sessions of the three day event. Aboobacker Siddique, Agriculture Secretary, Jharkhand, Dr Sujay Rakshit, Director, India Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology and Dr Abhijit Kar, Direcor, National Institute of Secondary Agriculture will also participate as special guests.
Horticulture show comprising fruits, vegetables, flowers, flower arrangements, spices, decorative, medicinal, aromatic plants; animal-bird show consisting cattle, buffalo, pig, sheep, goat, poultry, duck etc and farm machinery show displaying different power operated, animal drawn and hand operated implements and machinery for land preparation, sowing, fertilizer application, chemical spraying, harvesting, threshing, processing and others will be part of the event.
Display and sale of seeds, planting material, fertilizers and value-added processed agro products, free testing of soil and water samples, visit of experimental areas and animal-bird farms and screening of video films on modern farm technologies are other features of the event. Leading innovative farmers from different districts of the state will be felicitated for their special contribution to the farm sector.