UAS Dharwad to host Krishi Mela from September 21

College of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad will host the thirty fourth version of Krishi Mela from September 21 to 24, 2024.
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The thirty fourth Krishi Mela can be held within the College of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad from September 21 to 24. This yr’s theme is `Agricultural applied sciences for administration of local weather change’. The college expects round 15 lakh guests to the four-day truthful.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Krishi Mela on September 22 at 10.30 am. He’ll current the perfect farmer and greatest farm-women awards. For the primary time, UAS will allow farmers to register their names utilizing QR codes.

UAS Vice-Chancellor P. L. Patil stated that the principle goal of this yr’s Krishi Mela is to offer data on varied elements of local weather change to farmers. Round 500 stalls, together with 150 hi-tech, 214 economic system, 110 agriculture equipment, 27 tractor and different heavy machineries and 28 meals stalls, could be arrange.

They’d cowl cropping methods for local weather change administration, built-in crop administration, bio-fertilisers and biopesticides, oilseeds, pulses and rabi crops applied sciences, rainwater harvesting and floor water recharge, pure and natural farming, soil conservation, hi-tech horticulture, fruits and flowers present, the world of Bugs, improved farm implements, Kisan Drones, and different points.

UAS has obtained a licence from the federal government for mass manufacturing and sale of bio-fertilisers. In the course of the Krishi Mela, 2,500 kg of various kinds of bio-fertilisers in powder kind, 2,625 liters of liquid bio-fertilisers, and 1,665 kg of bio-pesticides will accessible on the market.

There shall be a start-up pavilion to showcase the modern services and products. A complete of twenty-two startups from Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, supported below RKVY-Innovation and Agri-preneurship programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Authorities of India, will take part, in accordance with Prof. Patil.