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The Union Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the Kerala Government is organising a mega agricultural and horticultural exhibition – Haritholsavam 2009 – here from August 28 to 31 at the Agricultural Wholesale Urban Market (EEC Market) at Maradu near here.
The event Web site http://www.haritholsavam.org/ was launched today in Kochi by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, at a function presided over by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Prof K.V.Thomas.
Timed to coincide with Kerala’s traditional harvest festival of Onam, Haritholsavam has been formatted as a farmer- to-consumer meet and will showcase fruits and vegetables from different parts of the country as well as enable them to sell their produce at remunerative prices.
Prof Thomas said on the occasion that the event aims to encourage farming of fruits and vegetables, and give an impetus to the uplift of the agricultural sector. The event is a concerted effort to put the food processing industry on the spotlight and to enable this sector to arm itself to meet the challenges of the future, he said.
Commodity boards, scientific institutions, fertiliser and seed companies, food processing units and allied segments of the agricultural sector will participate in the four-day event. It will be a perfect opportunity for related segments and organisations in the sector to showcase their products and services.
As a concurrent event, ICAR will organise a national seminar on ‘Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Profitability on August 29 and 30 at CMFRI here. Eminent scientists and academicians from the agricultural sector including, Mr Mangala Rai, Director General, ICAR, will present papers on various topics.
Around 200 delegates from the agricultural and fisheries sector will participate in the two-day seminar, which will see papers being presented on diverse topics such as profitability and production of quality rice in Kerala; improving productivity and profitability of horticultural crops; fisheries and animal sector; and enhancing water productivity etc.
The event will also feature cultural shows and vegetarian food and dessert festival, vegetable carving and fruit displays.
The Union Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the Kerala Government is organising a mega agricultural and horticultural exhibition – Haritholsavam 2009 – here from August 28 to 31 at the Agricultural Wholesale Urban Market (EEC Market) at Maradu near here.
The event Web site http://www.haritholsavam.org/ was launched today in Kochi by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, at a function presided over by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Prof K.V.Thomas.
Timed to coincide with Kerala’s traditional harvest festival of Onam, Haritholsavam has been formatted as a farmer- to-consumer meet and will showcase fruits and vegetables from different parts of the country as well as enable them to sell their produce at remunerative prices.
Prof Thomas said on the occasion that the event aims to encourage farming of fruits and vegetables, and give an impetus to the uplift of the agricultural sector. The event is a concerted effort to put the food processing industry on the spotlight and to enable this sector to arm itself to meet the challenges of the future, he said.
Commodity boards, scientific institutions, fertiliser and seed companies, food processing units and allied segments of the agricultural sector will participate in the four-day event. It will be a perfect opportunity for related segments and organisations in the sector to showcase their products and services.
As a concurrent event, ICAR will organise a national seminar on ‘Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Profitability on August 29 and 30 at CMFRI here. Eminent scientists and academicians from the agricultural sector including, Mr Mangala Rai, Director General, ICAR, will present papers on various topics.
Around 200 delegates from the agricultural and fisheries sector will participate in the two-day seminar, which will see papers being presented on diverse topics such as profitability and production of quality rice in Kerala; improving productivity and profitability of horticultural crops; fisheries and animal sector; and enhancing water productivity etc.
The event will also feature cultural shows and vegetarian food and dessert festival, vegetable carving and fruit displays.
