Organized by Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka and IMS Foundation in association with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the event will be held at Seshashayan Hall, Hotel Kidyoor.
Organized by Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka and IMS Foundation in association with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, the event will be held at Seshashayan Hall, Hotel Kidyoor.
An Exporters’ Conference-cum-Expo with an aim to promote the agricultural products of the coastal region will be held in Udupi on Friday.
Organized by Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka and IMS Foundation in association with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the event will be held at Seshashayan Hall, Hotel Kidyoor at 10 am.
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje will inaugurate the conference along with Agriculture Minister BC Patil.
The objective of the conclave is to bring together key stakeholders related to agriculture and horticulture including various government departments, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), farming community, exporters and others to promote agricultural products and explore export business in the coastal region. State.
The conclave will also have a technical session focusing on these core themes, business models, value addition and technology interventions, government support systems and sharing of success stories.
The day-long conclave was attended by M. Angamuthu, President, APEDA, Central Commerce Department, MV Venkatesh, Commissioner, Watershed Development Department, Karnataka, K. Nagendra Prasad, Director of Horticulture, Karnataka, Manoj Rajan will include many top speakers. Special Secretary to the Government, Food Processing and Harvest Technology, Karnataka, T. Ramesh, Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Regional Office, Bengaluru, has shared his views on how FPOs operate and how the farming community can benefit from it. Sharing ideas through various government schemes and upgrading to the next level fetch good prices for the produce they grow.
Laghu Udyog Bharati and IMS Foundation said that in order to bring a visible change and development in the agriculture sector, Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka is collaborating with APEDA to explore and promote export potential in the coastal region of the state.
Products from this sector include cocoa, cashew, jackfruit, organic produce, mattu gulla and Udupi mallige with GI tag, beet leaves, betel nut, betel leaf and betel nut.
A few export houses will be present at the venue to showcase what can be exported from Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada and Hassan region.
Around 250 participants including important stakeholders will participate in the event. More than 25 stalls will be showcasing various products of the coastal region for the participants.