Watch: Narendra Modi addresses annual 'Krishi Unnati Mela'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the annual 'Krishi Unnati Mela' at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in the national capital on Saturday.
#WATCH: PM Modi addresses the annual 'Krishi Unnati Mela' at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Delhi. https://t.co/J7xPZqWt4H
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While addressing farmers' Modi said, ''through the medium of this event I have got the opportunity to simultaneously interact with the two most important parts of new India, that is the farmers who provide food and the scientists who come up with the latest technology."
Through the medium of this event I have got the opportunity to simultaneously interact with the 2 most important parts of new India, that is the farmers who provide food and the scientists who come up with the latest technology: PM Modi at #KrishiUnnatiMela2018 in #Delhi pic.twitter.com/1UwWo7bdr6
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In this budget we announced GOBAR-Dhan Yojana which stands for Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources, it will help in managing bio-waste being produced in villages, in a big way: PM Modi at #KrishiUnnatiMela2018 in Delhi pic.twitter.com/qmz2TeCcHy
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Modi will also unveil a portal on organic farming after which he will lay the foundation stone of 25 Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
He will also confer Krishi Karman' and 'Deen Dayal Upadhya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan' awards
The main objective of the fair is to create awareness about the latest technological developments in agriculture among farmers, and is based on a theme of doubling farmers' income by 2022.
Theme pavilions on doubling farmers income, live demonstrations on micro-irrigation, wastewater utilisation, animal husbandry and fisheries are among the major attractions of the fair.
Pavilions on seeds, fertilisers, and pesticides will also be set up at the fair.
(With inputs from ANI)