- An Interactive Workshop on Sugarcane Mechanization is being organized on Sep 24
- Those interested in participating in CaneFest in groups, can mail at sbi.canefest@icar.gov.in OR sbikrishi[at]gmail[dot]com .
NE AGRICULTURE BUREAU
COIMBATORE, SEP 14
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is organizing Kannal Vizha or CaneFest, a two-day sugarcane farmers’ festival at its premises in Coimbatore on September 23 & 24.
The 110-year-old ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in association with Society for Sugarcane Research & Development (SSRD), is organizing this event for the southern region to showcase the sugarcane technologies developed at the Institute and elsewhere for the benefit of sugarcane growers and other stakeholders.
On September 24, an Interactive Workshop on Sugarcane Mechanization is being organized, wherein sugar factory personnel, sugarcane farmers. machinery manufacturers and entrepreneurs will be sharing their experiences on mechanization initiatives, including usage of drones in sugarcane cultivation.
Over 30 stalls are to be put up by various sectors viz., public, private, entrepreneurs, NGOs and progressive farmers, displaying new & popular sugarcane varieties and latest technological developments in sugarcane agriculture. Seminars on important topics on sugarcane cultivation will be delivered by sugarcane experts followed by farmer-scientist-interface sessions.
Farmers, farm women, rural youth, agri-preneurs, industrialists, sugar factory personnel, officers from agriculture and allied government departments, NGOs, scientists, policy makers and students from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are expected to participate in the two-day event.
Those interested in participating in CaneFest in groups, can mail at sbi.canefest@icar.gov.in OR sbikrishi[at]gmail[dot]com .
