11th Agrovision - Corrected Report 8 pages.cdrCentral India’s Largest Agri Summit
NOVEMBER 22-25, 2019
EVENT REPORT
“Agrovision has completed 11 years of enlightening & empowering the farming community. Through Free Workshops, Expo and Conferences, it has provided a platform to farmers to get exposure about new technologies, innovations in agriculture and how agriculture can be a profitable occupation. My endeavour would be to provide irrigation to most farmers in Vidarbha which I believe will put an end to the farmers’ major problems.”
Shri Nitin Gadkari Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways,
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India Chief Patron, Agrovision
“I congratulate Agrovision for organizing discussions on such important topics like Dairy Development and guide farmers on new avenues. It was an excellent conference where topics like production, processing, marketing and use of dairy products developed a broader understanding of Dairy industry and other selected areas. The Animal Husbandry pavilion was well planned and informative for the farmers.”
Shri Giriraj Singh Hon'ble Minister of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying & Fisheries, Govt. of India
“Agrovision through its sustained efforts has been organizing free Workshops and interactive exhibition for the benefit of the entire farming community. Agrovision has been meticulously working to bring the latest practices, technologies, products and services at a common place. I congratulate the Agrovision for organizing the event to discuss vital issues related to agriculture and acting as a guiding force for the farmers on new avenues.”
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India
“Agrovision is providing a platform for farmers for interaction, discussion and guidance. Farmers are now attracted to remunerative farming of bamboo cultivation, mushroom production, fruit crops like pomegranate, aromatic and medicinal plants, linseed cultivation which has become good sources of income to farmers. Importance of water conservation, organic farming, alternate cropping have been brought forward as major areas of change”
“The journey of Agrovision was started 11 years ago and it has evolved as a biggest agriculture summit in Central India. Agrovision is one such initiative that has been meticulously working to bring the latest practices, technologies, innovations, products and services at one place. The unique combination of Exhibition, Workshops and Conference has been educating the farmers about the new avenues in agriculture and in related sectors and create B2B opportunities for the industry.”
Dr. C.D. Mayee Chairman, Advisory Council
Shri Girish Gandhi Convener
Central India’s Largest Agri Summit
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Shri Dilip Rath, Dr. Vilas Bhale, Dr. Ashish Paturkar, Dr. A.S. Dhawan,
Dr. M.S. Ladaniya, Dr. V.N. Waghmare, Shri M.G. Shembekar,
Dr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Dr. P.G. Patil, Shri Shivkumar Rao, Cdr. Deepak Naik
Capt. Dr. L.B. Kalantri
Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development
The 11th edition of Central India’s Largest Agri Summit – “Agrovision” concluded at Nagpur with an overwhelming response. Agrovision was started 11 years ago under the leadership of Union Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Chief Patron, Agrovision to guide the farmers of Central India towards maximum value creation through technological interventions. The theme of 11thAgrovision was “Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development’. The event spectrum included Free workshops for farmers, National Exhibition, Conferences etc. Agrovision was inaugurated at the hands of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Chief Patron, Agrovision, Hon’ble Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India in the presence of senior leaders Shri Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Hon’ble Former Minister for Energy, New & Renewable Energy, GoM, Shri Anil Bonde, Hon’ble Former. Minister of Agriculture, Maharashtra, Shri Sandeep Joshi, Mayor, Nagpur, Dr. C. D. Mayee, Chairman, Advisory
Council – Agrovision, Shri Girish Gandhi, Convenor, Agrovision, Shri Ravi Boratkar, Chairman, Agrovision Foundation & Organizing Secretary, Agrovision, Shri Ramesh Mankar, Organizing Secretary, Agrovision and other honourable members of the committee etc. Agrovision felicitated Shri Rajju Bhai Shroff, Chairman, UPL and Dr T Ramasami, Chairman, Rasi Seeds for their outstanding contribution in the growth and development of Agriculture sector.
INAUGURATION
Special
HIGHLIGHTS OF 11th AGROVISION
Workshops are the special feature of Agrovision with an objective to Educate, Encourage and Empower the Farmers. With an aim to familiarize farmers with the latest trends & technologies that influence agriculture today, 30 workshops were organized on important topics. Some of the topics covered during Workshops were: Bamboo farming, Agri tourism, Workshop by Bombay stock exchange on – Exchange of Agri Commodities, Turmeric farming. Agri Finance, Organic farming, Cotton Farming and success stories on Lemon, Drumstick, Berries, Sugarcane, Netshed, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Livestock – Dairy Poultry, Fisheries, Goat Farming, Sericulture, Bee Keeping etc.
Workshops were addressed by over 60 experts from agriculture field. The workshops
were attended by around 60,000 farmers. The topics were selected under the guidance of Dr. C.D. Mayee, Chairman, Agrovision - Advisory Council and Former Chairman of ASRB (ICAR) and other Advisory Council Members. The topics were selected considering the requirements of agriculture and farming community from Central India.
WORKSHOPS FOR FARMERS
Live Demonstrations Case Studies /
Answer Session
NATIONAL EXPO
The grand national Expo was the stellar attraction at Agrovision. The expo received an exceptional response as it was visited by lakhs of
farmers from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and other states. Over 400 medium and small
enterprises and well known companies from agri field exhibited their products and services in the Expo. Grass root level innovators were
added attraction for the visiting farmers. The participants displayed their research, innovative techniques, products, services etc. For the first
time, there was a MSME pavilion with over 40 stalls and a separate stall of MSME to share information about the schemes under Ministry of
MSME.
Some of the States who displayed their initiatives in agriculture were UP, Punjab, Goa, Maharashtra and Telangana. The Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting shared the initiatives of government like Swach Bharat Abhiyan,Ujala, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(PMKVY) etc. The special Pavilion of Animal Husbandry which encompassed Live demo of various breeds of animals, various species of cow,
bullocks, goats attracted large number of farmers. Stalls of ladies self help groups making tasty food items were flooded with the visitors.
Lakhs of farmers got incredible exposure by witnessing new products, services, technologies, irrigation systems, input, output, equipment
etc.
Over 400 organisations participated
Farmer's advisory booths
Powered Pump Bamboo Handicrafts Spraying kit for Chemicals
Seedless Custard Apple by Organic Farming
Vertical Farming Advanced Color Sortex Machine
Innovative Agri Machineries
MEDA-Live model on Renewable Energy KVIC and their units
Nurseries & Organic Farming
Netshed, Mulching, Polyhouses
Fish Farming - Biofloc Technology
Companies from Commodity Market
CONFERENCES
As a part of Agrovision, a Conference on 'Dairy Development & Milk
Processing in Vidarbha' was organized on 23rd November, 2019.
Hon'ble Shri.Giriraj Singh, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying
and Fisheries, Govt. of India inaugurated the conference and it was
presided over by Shri. Dilip Rath, IAS, Chairman, National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB). The Conference was a grand success as
more than 2000 farmers attended the program. These sessions were
addressed by experts in the field of Dairy Management. It was a
platform for discussions among top industry and R&D leaders on the
various opportunities and challenges in Dairy and the steps to
overcome them. The participants learnt about production,
processing, breeding & management, marketing and use of dairy
products and develop a broader understanding of Dairy industry and
other selected areas.
2. “OPPORTUNITIES FOR MSME'S IN AGRICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING IN VIDARBHA”
A conference on 'Opportunities for MSME's in Agriculture & Food
Processing in Vidarbha was organized on 24th November, 2019. The
conference was organized with the support of Ministry of MSME and
it received an excellent response.
While addressing the conference, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union
Minister stressed that forest-based processing industrial units of
honey, fruits, herbs and related vegetation would bring employment
opportunities to tribal community and farmers, leading to prosperity
of villages.
The top industry leaders deliberated on the various opportunities and
challenges for MSME's, various schemes for promotion and
development of entrepreneurs, Opportunities in Food Processing, Promoting Food Processing through Food Park Concept etc.
TESTIMONIALS
Advocate Bhodale, Farmer, Warora Every year agrovision enhances my knowledge of Agriculture. This year I learned everything about dairy business in conference in Agrovision. It gave me insight into cattle field, milk storage, milk processing, milking machines and various other thins of dairy business.
Abhijit Pande-UPL, Adarsh Farm Services Agrovision is a unique combination of Workshops, Exhibition where we get to interact with lakhs of farmers from Vidarbha region. I appreciate and congratulate the organizers for this kind of Agri Expo which has benefited the companies and farmers both.
Shri Zalke, Farmer, Chandrapur Every year I visit Agrovision to get information on latest happenings in Agri sector . This year I have come to see latest farm machines. I got to see various farm machineries and also get knowledge of their management and maintenance.
Vidyadhar Harale, Regional Manager-Shaktiman Tractors
We are participating in Agrovision from the beginning. We are interacting with farmers from Vidarbha regularly. Every year atleast 150 to 200 farmers join us on Agrovisions platform. The impact of this interaction is that we sale 750-800 machines in Vidarbha region every time after Agrovision.
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