3-day Agri Tech expo opened by Rupala in Diamond City

Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has organised a three-day Food and Agri Tech Expo 2023 at Sarsana Convention Centre. The exhibition was inaugurated by Union minister of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala on Saturday. It has been organised in association with Southern Gujarat Chamber Trade and Industries Development Centre, MSME Commissionerate of Gujarat, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited, and National SC-ST Hub. Over 115 exhibitors are participating in the exhibition and over 650 food items are available for visitors.“The central government has changed the how we look at agriculture. Rs 1.31 lakh-crore has been allocated in the Budget to agriculture sector,” said Rupala.“In the past eight years, Rs 2.20 lakh-crore has been deposited in bank accounts of farmers directly,” Rupala added.Rupala suggested to farmers to focus on millets farming and claimed that India will become the biggest millet supplier in the world.“We have tried to exhibit the entire chain of agriculture and technology from seeds to market. We have focused on improving quality of farming through technology,” said Himanshu Bodawala, president, SGCCI.The exhibitors include manufacturers of agriculture machinery and equipments, agro chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers, quality control services, biotechnology, seeds and planting machinery, greenhouses, polyhouses, hydroponics and aquaponics, nurseries, solar products and solutions, terrace gardening and drone technology.In the food processing sector, food processing equipments and machinery, packaging materials, cold chain equipment and food testing laboratories are on display, besides participation by insurance agencies and agencies providing financial solutions.