State
to encourage Farmers Producer Organizations
To help 5 lakh farmers in 13 districts sell 25 products through FPO
Request farmers to take advantage of this
3-day Agri & Dairy Fair to learn new techniques
Over 2000
visitors came on Day 1 to the
convention that has 70+ exhibitors
Israel is globally recognized for
agriculture and State Govt. is keen to promote agriculture and help farmers
with modern techniques and systems to reduce cost and improve farm productivity.
The Farmers Producer Organization
(FPO) is a novel concept being planned by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh to help
our farmers.
The State plans to help 5 lakh farmers in 13 districts of the
State to sell 25 products across India and market them globally through the
FPO.
At the recently held World Economic Forum at Davos, 5 corporations entered
into agreement with the State Government to procure several products through
the FPO.
Speaking
at the inauguration of the 3-day exhibition being organized by Kenes
Exhibitions & supported by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Sri. Prathipati Pulla Rao, Minister for Agriculture, Agri Processing,
Marketing & Warehousing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries,
Government of Andhra Pradesh said: “Am
very happy that Kenes Exhibitions has come forward to help farmers in our State
showcasing modern farming equipment and techniques that help get access to
integrated solutions that help improve productivity and simplify farming.
He acknowledged the presence of Ms. Prema Zilberman, Director – Kenes
Exhibitions as she hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and is organizing this
3-day event at Vijayawada to help farmers.
Further
elaborating on organizing the first international Agriculture & Dairy Fair
Andhra 2016 – Agri
& Dairy Tech Andhra 2016, Ms. Prema Zilberman, Director – Kenes Exhibitions said “Am pleased
to be here in Vijayawada and share our expertise in holding major conferences
and exhibitions across the globe especially in the area of Agriculture &
Dairy. The 3-day conference started today and will be on till Feb.6 from 9.30
am – 6 pm daily and requested farmers to take advantage from experts.”
Kenes Exhibitions is the organizer of Agritech in Israel & Peru and
has been conducting Agritex in
Hyderabad over the last three years. The company has organized many other
exhibitions across different industries that include Defence, Aerospace, Nano
Technology, Water Technologies etc.
Nearly 70+ trade exhibitors are participating in Agri & Dairy Tech Andhra 2016 at A Convention Center, Vijayawada that include Captain Tractors, Mahindra Tractors, Heritage
Foods, Advanta Seeds, D’Laval, Varix Agro Sciences, John Deere, Coromandel Fertilizers, NABARD, JK Tyres, L&T, Tata,
Virbac Animal Health, SSP Pvt Ltd, Dodla Dairy Co and Vedic Organic among others.
Nearly
10,000 visitors are expected over
the three-day international trade fair and a massive farm outreach program is
being undertaken in 350+ villages to
encourage farmers to visit the event.
The trade fair is inviting
principal scientists, professors from agriculture universities, veterinary
& horticultural departments under the unique Direction Program. Dr. K
Raja Reddy, Director of Extension
ANGRAU will be leading this program where farmers get to address their
concerns and questions from the scientists & professors from agriculture
universities and departments free of
cost.
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About Us:
Agritech Andhra 2016 is
being organized by Kenes Exhibitions under the support
of Dept. of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and NABARD &
National Seed Association of India. The
media partners include Rythu Nestham, Agriclinic, and Tolakari.
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