The University of Horticultural Sciences will organise a four-day horticulture fair on its campus at Bagalkot from December 12.
Vice-Chancellor of the university D.L. Maheshwar said here on Tuesday that the focus of the event would be on ‘mechanisation for prosperity’.
The event was expected to attract nearly five lakh people, including farmers, traders, horticulturists, scientists, landscape designers, gardeners, and construction engineers from the State as well as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Goa.
Around 350 stalls would showcase new generic machineries, equipment, shade nets, high tech horticulture inventions, seeds, planting material, farm publications and field demonstration.
The event would also feature technical seminars on current issues and interactive sessions between scientists and farmers on mechanisation in horticulture, precision farming and other topics. The university would felicitate 23 best horticulture farmers from the districts under its jurisdiction.
For details, call event chairman on 08354-201352 or 9480696381 or email to de@uhsbagalkot.edu.in.
