Five-day Kisan Mela to be held in Jammu

A five-day Kisan Mela is being organised by Shere-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), on its main campus from March 16 to March 20, 2021 at its Main Campus.

Based on the theme ‘Self Sufficient Agriculture-Self-reliant India, will focus on, “Demonstration of the transferable technologies developed by the university to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability in the Jammu region. The highlights of the mela will be on exhibition of proven and advanced techniques to improve productivity, profitability and sustainability in the agriculture sector,” according to SKUAST Vice-Chancellor and Kisan Mela chief patron Prof J P Sharma.

The Kisan Mela will have farmers, farm women, livestock owners, agri-preneurs, industrialists, rural youth, researchers, technocrats, extensions workers, students and policy makers as participants, enabling direct access to latest innovation in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and allied sectors.

The Kisan Mela is to be organised in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Floriculture, Sheep Husbandry, Sericulture, Fisheries, Command Area Development and National Horticulture Board among others.