The Indian Agriculture Research Institute has invited participation from thousands of research institutes, public sector unit and farmer development bodies to display the latest available technologies, products and services in agriculture at its ‘Krishi Unnati Mela’, starting Wednesday.

The annual event is organised to expose farmers to the latest technologies available and also take their feedback for future research.

The three-day event will focus on digitisation in agriculture, organic farming, agribusiness models, precision farming, skill building and entrepreneurship development, live demonstrations on production technologies of crops, horticulture, and protected cultivation.

Farmers’ visits to experimental fields of IARI will also be organised, the release said.

“Water use, efficient technology, micro-irrigation and sensor based irrigation system, recycling of waste water for agriculture, display and sale of various products (farm equipment, quality planting materials, bio-fertilisers, agro-chemicals, innovative farmers’ products) and machinery and on-spot soil and water testing will also take place,” the release added.

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