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3-day workshop on millets in Lucknow from October 27.
Oct 18, 2023

The state government will felicitate the progressive farmers, primarily those engaged in cultivation of millets, during a three-day workshop scheduled to be organised in Lucknow’s Indira Gandhi Pratishthan between October 27 and 29.
 
According to a state government spokesperson, farmers from six divisions -- Lucknow, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Basti, Azamgarh and Devipatan -- will participate on the first day of the convention titled Sri Anna Mahotsav and state level millets workshop. The event will be inaugurated by CM Yogi Adityanath.
 
The second day will see participation by farmers from Saharanpur, Meerut, Aligarh, Agra and Moradabad. On the final day (29 October) farmers from Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Varanasi, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj and Mirzapur division will participate in the convention.
 
The state government aims to bring in at least 50 progressive farmers from every district to the workshop. Besides this 10 representatives of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) and 10 technical assistants will participate in the conference.
 
This comes ahead of the scheduled Krishi Kumbh scheduled in December. 'The government is encouraging farmers under Millets Year,' the spokesperson said.
 
Besides, teachers and children of agricultural universities and two colleges will also participate in the workshop.
 
The government will also create awareness about the production, consumption, marketing, export etc. of millets. As many as thirty five FPOs will be given certificates for seed money, the spokesperson said.
 
    
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