Eastern Zone Regional Agriculture Fair at Central Potato Research

Eastern Zone Regional Agriculture Fair at Central Potato Research Station, Patna
Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla in collaboration with Indian Potato Association is
going to organize Eastern Zone Regional Agricultural Fair at CPRS, Patna during 19-21
Feb., 2015 sponsored by Directorate of Extension, Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation, Govt. of India. The theme of this mela is “Horticulture for rural livelihood
security for Eastern Plains of India”. This will be a three days mega event in which ICAR
Institutes, State Agricultural Universities and private firms working in the field of Agriculture
will be participating and putting up their stalls to display as well as demonstrate the improved
technologies/products to the farmers of the eastern region of the country. More than 10,000
farmers from different districts of Bihar and neighboring states like West Bengal, Jharkhand
and Odisha are likely to participate in this fair. Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture, Sh.
Radha Mohan Singh Ji is likely to inaugurate the Eastern Zone Regional Agricultural Fair
on 19th Feb., 2015.