The 17th edition of Agrovision – National Agriculture Exhibition, Workshops and Conference, initiated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, will be held from November 27 to 30 at the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Ground on Amravati Road. The bhoomipujan ceremony of the exhibition venue was performed by Nagpur Mayor Neeta Thakre on Friday. On the occasion, Nagpur Mayor Thakre appealed to farmers to take advantage of this opportunity. Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof. Akhilesh Peshwe, Dharampeth Zone Chairperson of Nagpur Municipal Corporation Dhanashree Deshpande, Agrovision Advisory Committee Chairman Dr C D Mayee, Organising Secretary Ravi Boratkar, Ramesh Mankar, former MLA Manohar Chandrikapure, Dr Capt. L B Kalantri, Shirish Bhagat, Dr Hitendra Singh, Dr Pinak Dande, Dr Sunil Sahatpure, Dinesh Thakre, Ashok Dhote, Pravin Bhalerao, Nitin Kulkarni, Datta Jamdar, Dr Vinod Raut, Sharad Donekar, Vinay Dani, Vivek Bhute, Ashok Mhaske, Anand Kadam, Vijay Tapadkar and Shivkumar Patil of NDDB were present at the ceremony. More than 450 reputed companies and agricultural institutions are expected to participate in the agriculture exhibition. Also, experts will guide farmers through 30 workshops covering diverse subjects. As in previous years, three large hangars will be set up for the exhibition, along with dedicated space for displaying large agricultural machinery and equipment. Agrovision 2026 has received recognition from the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). A special pavilion will be dedicated to startups and MSMEs.