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CM, Chauhan to attend farmer meet in Bardoli
Surat: As part of the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a farmers' meet will be held in Bardoli, the karmabhoomi of Sardar Patel, on Thursday.
Chief minister
Bhupendra Patel
will preside over the event with the special attendance of Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
The nationwide Krushi Sankalp Abhiyan will conclude at the meet. The movement was launched by Chauhan from Odisha on May 29.
As part of the farmers' conference, centres of excellence for horticultural crops, bananas and vegetables, a primary processing centre and a crop storage warehouse will be inaugurated virtually.
Additionally, the foundation stone for the centre of excellence for sugarcane will be laid in Bardoli.
This year marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel with programmes across the nation celebrating the 'Ek Bharat, Unnat Bharat' concept.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi guided the path to making farmers and agriculture self-reliant through the Krushi Sankalp Abhiyan held across the country from May 29 to June 12.
As part of the campaign, agricultural technology was taken to villages and farmers were educated on the proper use of micronutrients, covering over four lakh farmers at 2,250 rural clusters in 31 districts of Gujarat.
A centre of excellence for horticultural crops in Porbandar district, one for bananas and vegetables in Petlad, and the primary processing centre in Kutch will be inaugurated virtually. Fourteen warehouses with a total storage capacity of 25,000 metric tonnes will also be inaugurated. The foundation stone for the centre of excellence for sugarcane will also be laid in Bardoli.
