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To meet the above objectives stalls, models, live demonstrations, audio-visual shows, charts and posters
display and Kisan Gosthis were organized during the Kisan Mela. All the events and shows were conducted
in local/Hindi languages to get through the farmers.

The Central Kisan Mela was inaugurated on 13th February, 2020 by the Chief Guest Swami Lokottarananda,
secretary Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Kumarpukur, W.B and Sri Sanjany Seth, Hon’ble MP, Ranchi in the
gracious presence of Sri Sudesh Mahto, MLA, Silli and Sri Anjani Kumar Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Zone-
IV Patna. After the inauguration, all the guests visited Divyayan KVK’s and other agencies’ stalls. Around
12000 farmers attended the two-day Mela.

Crop and Animal Exhibition: To encourage and increase the participation of the farmers’ and for horizontal
dissemination of technology the farmers were given prior information to bring their own produce as
exhibits to be awarded for the best ones. 500 crops and 24 animal exhibits like good quality vegetables,
fruits, handcrafts, lac, and mushroom and good breeds of healthy animals were brought by the farmers in
the Mela. 102 farmers were given prizes for their best exhibits

Stalls: Altogether 26 stalls from various Research Institutes, ATMA, Ranchi, Seed Companies, agricultural
implements companies, besides the stalls of Divyayan Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramakrishna Mission
Vivekananda University and other departments of the Ashrama added hue to Kisan Mela.

CENTRAL FARMERS’ FAIR AT GETALSUD
Kisan Goshthi: Kisan Goshthis were organized on
each day of the Mela and discussion on different
subjects of Farmers’ interest like lac cultivation, crop
production, vegetable farming, organic cultivation,
farm implements and dairy were held.

Scientists from various Universities and Research
Institutes and about 600 farmers participated in
the above said Kisan Gosthis. Problems concerning
different areas of agriculture and allied field raised by
the farmers were directly addressed by the scientists
concerned . KISAN GOSTHI

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