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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Sharad Pawar to inaugurate NE conferences in Gangtok, tour Sikkim

GANGTOK, 26 Nov [IPR]: Union Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Sharad Pawar, is scheduled to be in Sikkim from 27 November to 01 December 2013.
During his stay here, he will be inaugurating the conference of the Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers of North Eastern States at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok on 28 November 2013.
On 29 November the Union Minister will be presiding over the Conference of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Ministers of North Eastern States at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok. The programme on both the days will start at 10 am. During his visit the Union Minister will also be visiting the College of Agriculture Engineering, Marchak, East Sikkim and Temi Tea Estate, South Sikkim on 30 November.
This conference of the Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers of North Eastern States is an annual event in the agriculture calendar of the country, held with the main objective to discuss important issues related to development of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and allied activities in the Northeast region. This is the highest platform to formulate agriculture policies for the Northeast.
A very high level delegation from the Department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation, Government of India headed by the Agriculture Minister shall be attending the conference. The Northeastern states shall be represented by their respective Ministers accompanied by departmental delegations.
The states will be presenting their respective achievements in both agriculture and horticulture sector vis-à-vis investments, projecting growth trends. Also, the burning issues needing immediate attention will also feature during the deliberations.

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