Addressing the session on ‘Food processing opportunities and challenge’ organised at the ongoing Agrovision expo on Friday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that research should be done considering the needs of the agricultural sector in Vidarbha and quality products should be produced accordingly.He said that the needs-based research will prove beneficial to farmers. The conference was organized in association with Agrovision Foundation and LIT Alumni Association at Agrovision exhibition. On this occasion, Agro Vision Coordinator Ravindra Boratkar, Advisor Dr Charudatta Mayee, Madhav Labhe, Industry Secretary Dr Harshdeep Kamble, Vice-Chancellor of LIT University Rajiv Mankar and officials of both the institutes were present.

 

Gadkari further said that Vidarbha has an opportunity to process products in three sectors namely rice, dal mill and soybeans.Kamble said that, the Government's food processing policy will be announced in March 2024. President of CAMIT Dr Deepen Agarwal, BMA President Nitin Lonkar, and others were also present.In another seminar held in the expo on the topic ‘Importance of soil in water conservation’. Rural prosperity through water prosperity was the central concept of the workshop.

 

Sachin Kulkarni, Water Rights Activist, said that the backwardness of Washim district is being removed by working for various goals like drinking water, education, sanitation, self-sufficiency at the village level. He expressed a firm opinion that water plays a very big role in development and prosperity of any region. In the beginning, Datta Jamdar, Chairman of Purti Sinchan Sanstha, read the Sustainable Resolution and gave information about the work of Purti at Wardha. Dr Prabhat Kumar Jain of Central Ground Water Board, Rajendra Awasthi, Water Rights Activist, Avinash Marshetwar were present on the occasion.