CII Agro & Food Tech : India International Food & Agri Week is being organised from 16-22 October 2020 over Virtual Platform.
Theme: Increasing Farmers’ Income: Technologies in Agriculture & Food Processing
CII Agro & Food Tech is supported by Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; Food Processing Industries; Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries; Chemicals and Fertilizers and Jal Shakti, Government of India.
Key highlights of the event are: 11 Agri and Food Sectoral virtual Conferences; 9 State specific Agri and Food virtual Conferences; 2 Country sessions; 13 crop specific Kisan Goshthi (in Hindi) – a farmers interaction; Virtual Exhibition displaying best technology from India and abroad on Agri and Food
Agriculture sector plays a crucial role in India’s economic development, considering that it employs 55% of population and more than 60% of its landmass under cultivation. The sector is plagued by several issues that are limiting farm productivity and incomes. New technologies offer immense potential to address these challenges. CII Agro & Food Tech is curated to be the most important global platform for all stakeholders in the Agri & allied and Food Processing sectors.