Agricultural summit from Feb. 21

‘Agrovision’, a three-day agricultural summit, will be held at the Exhibition Complex at Autonogar here from February 21.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the event and Union Minister for Micro, Small andMedium enterprises Kalraj Mishra and Gerardine Mukeshimana, Agriculture and Animal Resources Minister of Republic of Rwanda will be present.

The summit is being organised by the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications on the theme ‘Building sustainable livelihoods and increasing farmers’ income’.

KASSIA president and organising secretary Chidananda M. Rajamane told presspersons here on Wednesday that over 150 delegates would participate. Around 21 workshops would be held. The focus would be to lay a foundation for a more progressive and sustainable rural economy with thrust on agro-food processing, besides educating, encouraging and empowering farmers in the north Karnataka region.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/agricultural-summit-from-feb-21/article6863359.ece