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Kerala govt, KSIDC, CII to co-organise agri meet in Kochi from Nov 6-8
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
November 08 , 2014
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In line with the Kerala government’s plan to promote the farming
industry in the state and the state as a destination for high-tech
farming, its agriculture department would organise a global agro meet
(GAM), an international conference and exposition on value-added
agriculture and food processing, at Adlux Convention Centre, Angamaly,
Kochi, between November 6 and 8, 2014.
The objective of the expo,
co-organised by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
(KSIDC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is to promote
the agricultural and agro processing sectors by showcasing opportunities
for entrepreneurship, investment and partnership in the state in the
sector. It would also showcase new technologies and methods of value
addition.
Companies from India and overseas would participate in
the event, which would be inaugurated by agriculture minister Radha
Mohan Singh in the presence of Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and
offer a platform for farmers and entrepreneurs based in the southern
state to present their products, services and technology. It would also
help policymakers understand what is needed to promote the sector.
High-tech
agricultural products, processed agro products, food ingredients,
functional foods, agro machinery and equipment, plant nutrients,
post-harvest infrastructure – inventory and warehouses, cold chains,
storages, research and technology, testing laboratories, aquaculture and
fisheries, diary, floriculture, packaging and nutraceuticals would be
showcased at the meet.
Kerala ministers, including K P Mohanan, P
K Kunjalikkutty and K M Mani, would participate in the event. Eminent
personalities, such as Dr M S Swaminathan; T Nandakumar, chairman,
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB); the Netherlands’ ambassador
Alphonsus Stoelinga, and Kerala chief secretary E K Bharat Bhushan would
also be present.
It would be co-located with a conference, whose
sessions would commence with a presentation titled ‘India - A Global
Agricultural Powerhouse’. This would be followed by sessions on
post-harvest technologies, cold chain and warehousing, fisheries, best
practices in high-value agriculture and horticulture, irrigation,
regulatory practices, exports, skills, information technology and
plantation tourism.
The GAM is slated to take place alongside
Biofach 2014, a platform for the global organic industry to come
together, promote their offerings and invest in the Indian organic
market.
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