AgriMin to inaugurate global event on organic farming tomorrow

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh will tomorrow inaugurate a three-day global conference on organic farming at Expo Centre in Greater

One of the highlights of the event is the exhibition of carefully preserved diverse indigenous seed varieties over generations, an official release said.


Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu, Bhutan Agriculture Minister Yeshey Dorji and Chief Minister Chamling will be present at the event.

Also, agriculture ministers from Haryana, Odisha, will be attending the event.

The 'Organic World Congress' will see a participation of farmers, agri-scientists, traders and stakeholders from and foreign countries.

The event, which is organised once in every three years, was last held in Turkey in 2014.

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First Published: Wed, November 08 2017. 19:33 IST