Rajasthan to hold 'global agritech meet' from Nov 9

Over 40,000 farmers are expected to attend a three-day 'Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2016' scheduled to be held here fromNovember9 this year.
Arrangements and preparations for the event were reviewed by senior state government officials who held a meeting with the partner Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
"The primary objective of GRAM is to ensure economic empowerment of the people through accelerated yet sustainable growth in agriculture and to double farmer's income by 2022," Principal Secretary- Agriculture and Horticulture, Neelkamal Darbari said.
"Large number of suggestions and inputs were discussed to make the event a success," she said.

In addition to farmers, the officer said, the event will also be an important platform for investors, manufacturers and the academicians and researchers, content development will factor in all these tiers.
Road shows will be held pan-India to promote the event.

Israel, Netherlands, Canada and Australia have been invited to partner the event.
Canada has already confirmed participation by way of a large contingent.
Other officers and the representatives from FICCI were present in the meeting.