Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers on Saturday 17.03.2018 at the annual Krishi Unnati Mela in New Delhi. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, “The objective of the 3-day mela is to create awareness to farmers about the latest agriculture related technological developments”.

The main theme pavilion of the Krishi Unnati Mela will be based on Doubling of farmers’ income by 2022.

The three-day Annual Krishi Unnati Mela is being organized between March 16 -18, 2018 at Mela ground, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi

“Hon’ble Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Jaivik Kheti portal and lay the foundation stone of 25 KVKs(Krishi Vikas Kendra) on March 17, 2018 “  said Press release.

The Union Agriculture Minister said that PM Modi will also inaugurate the Jaivik Kheti Portal and confer Krishi Karman Award and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Krishi Vigyan protsahan awards. The Minister said, lakhs of farmers and agriculture scientists will participate in the mela.

The Minister also informed that during the mela latest agriculture and allied sector technologies will be displayed at more than 600 stalls.

 The theme area will display different kinds of organic farming techniques like natural farming and eco-farming.

The objective of the mela is to create awareness about the latest agricultural technological developments and receive feedback from the agricultural community, which helps in designing the Institute’s future research strategy.