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Kerala govt, KSIDC, CII to co-organise agri meet in Kochi from Nov 6-8
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Tuesday, 21 October, 2014, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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fiogf49gjkf0d In line with the Kerala government’s plan to promote the farming industry in the state and the state as a destination for high-tech farming, its agriculture department would organise a global agro meet (GAM), an international conference and exposition on value-added agriculture and food processing, at Adlux Convention Centre, Angamaly, Kochi, between November 6 and 8, 2014.
The objective of the expo, co-organised by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is to promote the agricultural and agro processing sectors by showcasing opportunities for entrepreneurship, investment and partnership in the state in the sector. It would also showcase new technologies and methods of value addition.
Companies from India and overseas would participate in the event, which would be inaugurated by agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh in the presence of Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and offer a platform for farmers and entrepreneurs based in the southern state to present their products, services and technology. It would also help policymakers understand what is needed to promote the sector.
High-tech agricultural products, processed agro products, food ingredients, functional foods, agro machinery and equipment, plant nutrients, post-harvest infrastructure – inventory and warehouses, cold chains, storages, research and technology, testing laboratories, aquaculture and fisheries, diary, floriculture, packaging and nutraceuticals would be showcased at the meet.
Kerala ministers, including K P Mohanan, P K Kunjalikkutty and K M Mani, would participate in the event. Eminent personalities, such as Dr M S Swaminathan; T Nandakumar, chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB); the Netherlands’ ambassador Alphonsus Stoelinga, and Kerala chief secretary E K Bharat Bhushan would also be present.
It would be co-located with a conference, whose sessions would commence with a presentation titled ‘India - A Global Agricultural Powerhouse’. This would be followed by sessions on post-harvest technologies, cold chain and warehousing, fisheries, best practices in high-value agriculture and horticulture, irrigation, regulatory practices, exports, skills, information technology and plantation tourism.
The GAM is slated to take place alongside Biofach 2014, a platform for the global organic industry to come together, promote their offerings and invest in the Indian organic market.
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