Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela

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Context:

Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2022 is being organized by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

Theme of the fair:

About Krishi Vigyan Mela:

Krishi Vigyan Mela is an annual event where farmers and everyone interested in farming can learn new methods of farming from scientists. But its objective is to make farming popular among students so they can find employment opportunities in the farming sector.

Key Highlights of Krishi Vigyan Mela 2022:

About 12000 farmers from across the country participated.
The Mela displayed the live demonstrations of the Rabi & Kharif Crops, protected cultivation of vegetables and flowers, exhibition and sale of farm equipments developed by ICAR-IARI & other ICAR Institutes and Private Companies, sale of seeds and plants of improved varieties, free testing of soil & water samples and uses of Drone Technology, etc. The participating farmers and the visitors are being provided with the free health check-up during the Mela.
Other things being displayed are: Ways of practicing Smart / Digital Agriculture, encouragement of Agri-Start-Ups & Farmers’ Producers’ Organizations (FPOs), Organic & Natural Farming and Protected Farming, etc.
The showcasing of the ICAR’s developed Innovative Technologies like Solar Energy Operated Pusa-Farm Sun Fridge, Pusa Decomposer and Pusa Sampoorna Bio-Fertilizer (a unique liquid formulation providing Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium), etc., also took place during the Mela.
To promote the direct marketing of the Farmers’ products, “Pusa Agri Krishi Haat Complex” was also dedicated to the nation during the occasion.