UNION Minister and chief promoter of Agrovision on Monday expressed great satisfaction over the increased number of visitors to the four-day Agrovision Agricultural Exhibition. In his address, Gadkari said more than 2 lakh farmers from various parts of the country visited the expo and benefitted from new technologies and valuable knowledge shared through various workshops. After receiving an overwhelming response from farmers, producers, consumers, agricultural students, and enthusiasts, India’s largest agricultural exhibition, Agrovision, concluded on Monday at PDKV ground, Dabha.

 

The four-day event was presided over by Gadkari, with Arunachal Pradesh’s Minister for Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Gabriel D Wangsu, as the chief guest. Former MP Ramdas Tadas, Central Citrus Institute Director Dr Dilip Ghosh, Organizing Secretary Ravindra Boratkar, and other notable dignitaries also graced the occasion. During the event, the dignitaries launched the agri-industry magazine ‘Agrospectrum’, and winners of the Progressive Farmers Awards and an essay competition were felicitated. Nitin Gadkari highlighted the workshops organised to improve farmers’ lives. He mentioned the display of electric tractors, drones, and advanced agricultural equipment, which sparked great enthusiasm among the attendees. Gadkari distributed the Agrovision Progressive Farmers Awards to Pushpak Khapre, Hemant Shendre, Prateek Kakade, Narendra Nalde, Dnyaneshwar Burde, Dr Jeevan Katore, and Dr Usha Dongarwar. In the essay competition, Pritesh Maske won first prize, followed by Gaurav Dahikar in second place and Rashi Titarmare in third.

 

 

EXPERTS at a workshop titled ‘Fishery Business in Vidarbha’, held on the final day of the Agrovision Agricultural Exhibition at PDKV Ground, shared that Vidarbha contributes 54 per cent of Maharashtra’s freshwater fish production. They noted that small reservoirs are more productive as compared to large ones. The session saw the participation of notable dignitaries, including MAFSU Nagpur Vice Chancellor Dr Nitin Patil, Dean Dr Mukund Amle, Dr Vivek Bhute of Deep Aqua Fisher Pvt. Ltd., Prof. Dr PrashantTelvekar, Prabhakar Mandre, Joint Commissioner of Fisheries Department Shubham Koremewar, Dr Sachin Belsare, Tomeshwar Gaharule, and Leela Patil. Dr Sachin Belsare said fish production in India has doubled, and Nagpur district alone has seen 341 approved fishery projects, of which 173 have been completed. The workshop was conducted by Dr Sahapure.