Guwahati: The city will host the three-day Vibrant North East 2018 from Thursday where farmers and stakeholders of agriculture, business and industrial sectors of the region will take part.
The event will be organised by the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), an NGO, jointly with the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture. The event is supported by the North Eastern Council and a few other Union ministries. It will be held at Assam Agriculture University Veterinary Ground, Khanapara.
Tushar Sharma, resident director, CARD, said the aim of the event is to spread awareness about the central government schemes in the agriculture and horticulture sectors. He said 40 per cent of the central government schemes are yet to be implemented in the Northeast because of lack of awareness.
The North East Region Progressive Farmers Convention and AIFA North East Progressive Farmer Awards 2018 will also be held during the three-day event.
"Since the Northeast is largely rural, and horticultural production dominates the agri-landscape, any development planning has to largely focus on the farm and rural sector. Therefore, there is a need for partnerships for training and competence building, investments, marketing, processing, projects and infrastructure development to accelerate growth and economic activities, leading to more jobs, incomes and opportunities for the people of this region," Sharma said.
Sharma said the event will comprise development expo, agri and rural expo, industrial expo and Northeast development meet. They will provide an opportunity for the region to showcase its potential and opportunities to the rest of the country and what it has to do for partnering and engaging to explore the opportunities and participating in the growth and development of the region.
Sharma said the three-day meet will bring a large number of national and international stake-holders from the industry, institutions, government and the development sectors to showcase the programmes and schemes, products, technologies and services and deliberate upon the issues and opportunities.
