CII to host 4-day International Agro-technology
Fair in Chandigarh
President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate on
December 1st
National Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
Mr B Thiagarajan, Joint Managing Director, Blue Star Ltd and
also the Chairman of ‘States of India’ Pavilion, CII Agro Tech India 2018,
being organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), today announced
that the premier industry body will host the 13th edition of
India’s premier integrated Agri Fair, CII Agro Tech India 2018, at
Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh, from 1 to 4 December, 2018. CII
Agro Tech India 2018 is India’s premier biennial agro technology and
business fair with 195 exhibitors, including 37 foreign exhibitors from as
many as 8 countries this year. “We are proud that countries like Canada,
China, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and the USA are
participating,” said Mr Thiagarajan. “Punjab and Haryana will
be the Host States for the four-day international agricultural
expo”, he added. The
Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Union Ministry of Food
Processing Industries, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA), and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Government of India, are Partner Ministries for CII Agro Tech India
2018. Addressing
media persons here today, Mr B Thiagarajan said, “The 13th edition of CII
Agro Tech India 2018 is one of the biggest confluences of stakeholders
from agriculture and allied sectors. I am happy to share that Shri Ram
Nath Kovind, Hon’ble President of India will inaugurate the mega
international agricultural fair on December 1, at the Parade Ground. Among
other prominent dignitaries who would be attending the inaugural session
include Punjab Governor Shri V P Singh Badnore, Haryana Governor Shri Satyadev
Narain Arya, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Union Food
Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. In the last edition of Agro Tech held in 2016,
two Heads of the States - Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India and
H E Mr Reuven Rivlin, Hon’ble President of Israel, had come together to
inaugurate the fair. Giving the fair details he said the exhibition
will be spread over 16,000 sqm and there will be domestic exhibitors from 14
states with two special pavilions of States of India and International. More
than 40,000 farmers are expected to visit the fair which would also comprise
Kisan Goshthees and international conferences. He further elaborated, there
will be concurrent shows including, Good Earth, Food Expo, Food Tech, Farm
Tech, Dairy and Livestock, Implementex, Farm Services and Irrigation and Water. Mr. Chhabra said CII has also scheduled a roundtable
with progressive farmers on doubling farmers’ income. The objective is to come
out with a roadmap and clear action plan for all the stakeholders to work
towards achieving the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister India to double the
farmers’ income in next 5 years. He further added, UK is a partner country
at CII Agrotech this year. Some of the products and services that will be
launched at the show includes electronic smart watering systems;
environmentally safe water disinfectants that keep irrigation and water lines
free from harmful bacteria; kits that can detect Tuberculosis and Johne’s
disease from cow’s milk samples; pig genetics; bovine sexed and conventional
genetics; agricultural software enterprise platforms; consultancy services on
refrigeration, cold storage, factory design and precision agriculture;
sustainable cooling solutions that can prolong shelf life of products; and
sustainable packaging solutions.
