Organizer: Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project
Venue: Government Pre-University College grounds, Bajagoli, Udupi
Description:
Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) will be organising its 31st annual three-day Krishi Mela at the Government Pre-University College grounds at Bajagoli in Udupi district from 4th to 6th February, 2011.
The project's Managing Director L.H. Manjunath told presspersons at Bajagoli in Udupi district that over 300 stalls would be put up at the mela.
Farm machine manufacturers would display their machines at the stalls.
There would be live demonstrations of modern agricultural technologies at the mela. It would include integrated farming system, modern irrigation methods and the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a method of increasing the yield of rice.
As many as 10 technical sessions would be held during the mela, thereby bringing farmers and agricultural scientists on a single platform. The problems faced by farmers and their solutions would be discussed.
Contact Details:
Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (R.)
Dharmashri Building, Dharmasthala,
Belthangady Taluk,
Dakshina Kannada District,
Karnataka State - 574 216.
Phone: 08256 – 277215
Email: skdrdp@skdrdpindia.org
Webiste: http://skdrdpindia.org/