National Horticulture Fair 2020 was concluded in Bengaluru. It was inaugurated by Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) on 5 February 2020. The fair was held from 5-8 February. It focused on creating awareness about the nutrition and vertical gardening for nutritional security and accentuated the need for horticulture-based integrated farming systems.
Highlights:
♦ The fair addressed the malnutrition problem in the country.
♦ 8 farmers representing Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mizoram, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu were felicitated for their significant contributions in the field of horticulture and popularising the varieties/technologies of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR).
♦ The event witnessed the launch of a web application "ICAR-IIHR Seed Portal". The portal is capable of capturing information on seed handling and seed process flow, seed quality testing, seed packaging and storage in the back-end of application and online sale of seeds and planting material produced by the institute.
♦ More than 250 stalls that exhibited horticultural technologies and services of various organizations, such as, ICAR-IIHR, Development Departments, ICAR Institutes and Public and Private Sector Organizations, etc., were inaugurated by the Awardee Farmers.
Participants:
Over 10,000 farmers and other stakeholders participated in the fair. The senior officials of ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities and several other departments of State Government also participated in the event.
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