BENGALURU: Farmers of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan were earnestly interacting with horticultural scientists via a virtual platform on Tuesday. This was the highlight of the second day of hybrid five-day National Horticulture Fair-2021 that is organized by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) scientists from across the country too joined the session online and answered the queries of the farmers.

The second-day technical session was organized for farmers of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Ladakh and New Delhi.

This was in contrast with a section of farmers, especially from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, staging a sit-in protest along Delhi borders for the last two months demanding the union government to repeal three contentious laws that were passed last year.

Questions were taken from these farmers prior to NHF, and the same were sent to the scientists who are subject experts. Through online, answers have been given to the farmers, farmers have attended the live session online at different Krishi Vigyana Kendra (KVKs) Knowledge Network across the country.

Along with replies, IIHR also showcased the live demonstrations to the farmers about IIHR varieties of horticulture crops and success stories of the farmers. Various kinds of flowers, fruits, and vegetables were on display and the visitors were informed about various manures and the use of horticultural machinery.

Particularly, many congregated at the vegetable, flower, and medicinal herbs' stalls. There was a huge demand from farmers for the seeds of fruit and vegetables developed by IIHR.

Farmers also came from neighbouring Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu.

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