Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Aug 10: The first Ladakh AgriTech Mela began with an impressive inaugural function organized, here today
The Mela is being organized by Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Hub Ladakh in collaboration with LAHDC Leh, CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh and NIELIT Leh.
Lt Governor Ladakh RK Mathur virtually attended the inaugural function as the chief guest whereas the guests of honours present on the occasion were Deputy Chairman LAHDC Leh Tsering Angchuk, EC Agriculture Stanzin Chosphel, EC RDD Tashi Namgyal Yakzee, Principal Secretary Heath Dr Pawan Kotwal, Commissioner Secretary Skill Development Padma Angmo, Secretary Agriculture Ravinder Kumar, DC Leh Shrikant Suse and Director CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh Sanjeev Ghosla.
Earlier, the officials inaugurated STI Hub at the office of NIELIT Leh. The STI Hub is a collaborative project by CSIR-IMTECH Chandigarh, PGIMER Chandigarh and NIELIT Leh to facilitate economic development by supporting and nurturing young innovators to establish small, medium – business enterprises.
In his address, Stanzin Chosphel highlighted the need for conducting such an innovative fair for the progressive farmers of Ladakh. He stated that is it is an opportunity for the farmers, young entrepreneurs and students as well as the general public to participate in sharing innovative knowledge on a single platform. He stressed the importance of utilising modern-day technologies for agricultural practices in Ladakh while highlighting the success story of Ladakh Green House. Chosphel urged local farmers to visit all the stalls at the exhibition site and make the best out of this AgriTech Fair in Leh.
The theme of this year’s AgriTech Mela-2022 is “Innovative Farming”. More than 50 stalls for the exhibitors from the Agriculture Departments, Agri Industry, Startups, Research Institutions, MSMEs, NGOs, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Progressive Farmers and Local Vendors have been set up in the Mela.
Industry experts, scientists from across the nation, HoDs of Agriculture and its line departments, officials of NIELIT, STI Hub & CSIR-IMTECH, head of research Institutes of Leh and a large number of progressive farmers along with students attended the inaugural event.
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