Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy, Dr S Selva Kumar, Secretary Department of Agriculture, Dr G T Putra, Director of Agriculture, Patil Yalagouda, Commissioner for Agriculture and C N Shivaprakash, Managing Director of KPPPEC at a press meet for International Trade fair 2026 in Bangalore on Wednesday.
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Bengaluru: The International Trade Fair 2026 will be held for three days starting February 6 at Palace Grounds, Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy said on Wednesday.
The fair is aimed at promoting organic farming, millet farming and for farmers to go beyond farming and brand their produce.
This year, the department has introduced ‘Krishi Panditha Prashasthi’ and ‘Krishi Prashasthi’ to recognise and honour expert farmers who are making immense contribution to the farming community and to farmers who have achieved the highest yield in selected crops in state, district and taluk levels.
Overall, 122 farmers - 18 with ‘Krishi Panditha Prashasthi’ and 104 with ‘Krishi Prashasthi’, will be presented awards. For the first time, value addition and processing technologies from premier institutes of the country will be showcased to help farmers adopt newer technologies.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and DCM D K Shivakumar will inaugurate the fair, the minister added.