Chandigarh,
\nAgriculture Minister OP Dhankar has said the Haryana Government is contemplating starting agri-tourism, besides setting up 340 \u2018bagawani villages\u2019 and increase the number of \u2018kisan bazaars\u2019 to facilitate farmers.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational Horticulture Market at Gannaur in Sonepat district is the dream project of the state government and the work on it is likely to commence next month,\u201d he told the media here today.<\/p>\n
The press conference was on the third Agri Leadership Summit 2018 to be organised in Rohtak from March 24 to 26.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 1 lakh farmers are expected to participate in the summit,\u201d Dhankar said.<\/p>\n
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will inaugurate the summit on March 24. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik will be among the prominent personalities at the summit.<\/p>\n
The Agri Leadership Summit is being organised for the third consecutive year to showcase before farmers the achievements of the state in the agriculture sector and also to apprise them of the vision for the coming years.<\/p>\n
The theme of the summit on the opening day will be direct marketing and peri-urban agriculture. The next day, the focus will be on doubling farmers\u2019 income and, on the concluding day, the summit will discuss how to enhance milk production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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