ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru participated in the Farm Fest 2025-cum-35th Flower, Vegetable and Fruit Show organized by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Puducherry, Puducherry UT from 7-9th February, 2025 at Botanical Garden, Puducherry. This event was inaugurated by Mr. R. Rangaswami, Chief Minister, Government of Puducherry, Puducherry UT. During this event, ICAR-IIHR showcased its farmer friendly technologies through live specimens, products, sale of inputs etc., through the exhibition for the benefit of the visitors. The farmers who visited the ICAR-IIHR stall interacted with the scientists and technicians and learnt about latest horticultural technologies. Live specimens and materials of ICAR-IIHR as well as regional stations have drawn attention of the visitors. The sale of vegetable seeds, ATIC products and incubate products of BESST-HORT was facilitated. The stall put up by ICAR-IIHR served as a link between farmers and the farming industry and provided visitors update on latest horticulture technologies. The programme was coordinated by Dr V.K Jaya Raghavendra Rao, Dr V. Sankar, Dr R. Senthil Kumar, Principal Scientists and Mr Gulshan Kumar, Technician of Division of Social Sciences and Training, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru. More than 1 lakh visitors including several delegates, bureaucrats, policy makers, progressive farmers, entrepreneurs, and students visited the stall and expressed great interest and appreciation towards the ICAR-IIHR technologies.
