Two-day Global Agriculture & Food Summit to be inaugurated on

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh will inaugurate the two-day Global Agriculture & Food Summit here on coming Thursday, a senior state government official said Tuesday.

Jharkhand Agriculture Secretary Puja Singhal told reporters that the Summit starting from November 29 at the Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium is being organised in the state for the first time.

So far 1800 delegates have registered. The farmers from Jharkhand who had been to Israel will also join. Governor Droupadi Murmu will be the Chief Guest for the closing ceremony (on November 30), Singhal said.

A total 10,000 farmers from the state will participate in the Summit, she said, adding pavilion of all the 24 districts of the state would be set up.

She said other states will also set up pavilions, adding an exhibition of agriculture tools and other technology will be show cased across 40,000 square feet.

A technical session will be organised on November 30, she said.

Experts in agriculture, research, educationists in agriculture institutions and universities, dignitaries of state and union governments, progressive farmers, companies related to agriculture business will participate in the summit.

Jharkhand Industry Secretary K Ravi Kumar said that international session will be also held in which Tunisia, China, Israel, Philipines and Mongolia are participating as associated countries.