University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad will host the 34th edition of Krishi Mela from September 21 to 24, 2024.
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The 34th Krishi Mela will be held in the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad from September 21 to 24. This year’s theme is `Agricultural technologies for management of climate change’. The university expects around 15 lakh visitors to the four-day fair.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Krishi Mela on September 22 at 10.30 am. He will present the best farmer and best farm-women awards. For the first time, UAS will enable farmers to register their names using QR codes.

UAS Vice-Chancellor P. L. Patil said that the main objective of this year’s Krishi Mela is to provide information on various aspects of climate change to farmers. Around 500 stalls, including 150 hi-tech, 214 economy, 110 agriculture machinery, 27 tractor and other heavy machineries and 28 food stalls, would be set up.

They would cover cropping systems for climate change management, integrated crop management, bio-fertilisers and biopesticides, oilseeds, pulses and rabi crops technologies, rainwater harvesting and ground water recharge, natural and organic farming, soil conservation, hi-tech horticulture, fruits and flowers show, the world of Insects, improved farm implements, Kisan Drones, and other issues.

UAS has obtained a licence from the government for mass production and sale of bio-fertilisers. During the Krishi Mela, 2,500 kg of different types of bio-fertilisers in powder form, 2,625 liters of liquid bio-fertilisers, and 1,665 kg of bio-pesticides will available for sale.

There shall be a start-up pavilion to showcase the innovative products and services. A total of 22 startups from Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, supported under RKVY-Innovation and Agri-preneurship programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, will participate, according to Prof. Patil.

University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad will host the 34th edition of Krishi Mela from September 21 to 24, 2024.
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The 34th Krishi Mela will be held in the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad from September 21 to 24. This year’s theme is `Agricultural technologies for management of climate change’. The university expects around 15 lakh visitors to the four-day fair.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Krishi Mela on September 22 at 10.30 am. He will present the best farmer and best farm-women awards. For the first time, UAS will enable farmers to register their names using QR codes.

UAS Vice-Chancellor P. L. Patil said that the main objective of this year’s Krishi Mela is to provide information on various aspects of climate change to farmers. Around 500 stalls, including 150 hi-tech, 214 economy, 110 agriculture machinery, 27 tractor and other heavy machineries and 28 food stalls, would be set up.

They would cover cropping systems for climate change management, integrated crop management, bio-fertilisers and biopesticides, oilseeds, pulses and rabi crops technologies, rainwater harvesting and ground water recharge, natural and organic farming, soil conservation, hi-tech horticulture, fruits and flowers show, the world of Insects, improved farm implements, Kisan Drones, and other issues.

UAS has obtained a licence from the government for mass production and sale of bio-fertilisers. During the Krishi Mela, 2,500 kg of different types of bio-fertilisers in powder form, 2,625 liters of liquid bio-fertilisers, and 1,665 kg of bio-pesticides will available for sale.

There shall be a start-up pavilion to showcase the innovative products and services. A total of 22 startups from Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, supported under RKVY-Innovation and Agri-preneurship programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, will participate, according to Prof. Patil.

Vice-chancellor of UAS Dharwad P.L. Patil addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Saturday.
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The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, will host the annual krishi mela for four days from September 21 on the university premises with the theme ‘agricultural technologies for management of climate change’.

For the first time, the university will use QR code for registration of the participants.

Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Saturday, vice-chancellor of UAS Dharwad P.L. Patil said the main objective of the mela was to provide information on farm technologies and around 14 to 16 lakh farmers were expected to participate this year.

Cropping systems for climate change management, integrated crop management, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides, oilseeds, pulses and rabi crops technologies would be the prime attractions during the fair this time.

Focus had also been laid on agro-forestry and fodder crops technologies, animal husbandry and livestock exhibition, value addition and secondary agriculture and community science technologies, he said.

Prof. Patil said that like before, a seed mela to distribute quality seeds for rabi season would be held with a formal inauguration scheduled on September 21. 

As many as 469 quintals of rabi sorghum, 300 quintals of wheat, 1,212 quintals of bengal gram, 68 quintals of safflower, 12 quintals of black gram, 28 quintals of cow pea, 76 quintals of groundnut, 11 quintals of navane, with a total of 2,176 quintals of seeds would be available for sale during the mela, he said.

Prof. Patil said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will formally inaugurate the mela on September 22 at 10.30 a.m. and also give away best farmer and best farm women awards.

The vice-chancellor said that a separate agri-startup pavilion will be set up to showcase innovative products and services offered by start-ups. A total of 22 start-ups from Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat supported under RKVY-Innovation and agri-preneurship programme, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will participate, he added.