Despite a drought-like situation throughout Karnataka, Krishi Mela 2023, a four-day farming exposition, that concluded here on Monday, November 20, received encouraging responses from the farmers’ community in the Karnataka, said S.V. Suresha, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS).
The farmers’ mela, held at Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra (GKVK) campus here between November 17 and 20 cumulatively received 15.6 lakh visitors, mostly farmers, who purchased seeds, plants, millets, poultry items, ornamental fish, and machinery/equipment for farming, harvesting and irrigation and also tractors, tillers and other items worth ₹5 crore, he told The Hindu.
This year’s farmer turnout was slightly lower than last year’s 17 lakh. However, he said the response to this year’s Krishi Mela was certainly overwhelming especially when most farmers were reeling under drought.
