Lok Sabha Question No. 702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Exhibitions for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil, Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 702

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## EXHIBITIONS FOR FARMERS

## 702.   SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to organize exhibitions at the Gram Panchayat level to make the farmers aware about the best agricultural seeds, equipment and latest methods of irrigation so that  the  knowledge  acquired  from  the  laboratories  of  pioneering  agricultural  institutes  and universities can be practically utilized in the farms and the farmers can get benefitted;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal to organize training camps/loan fairs at block/district level for the farmers regularly in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the requests received from various States/UTs of the country including Khandwa and Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituencies in this regard during the last three years till date along with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (d): The  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  and  Institutes  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research  (ICAR)  regularly  organize  exhibitions/farmers'  fairs  to  disseminate  information  about innovations/technologies including high quality seeds, equipment and latest methods of irrigation to the farmers. The credit agencies including banks also participate in such exhibitions/farmers' fairs  to  create  awareness regarding different loan related schemes. Besides, Government also implements a centrally sponsored scheme namely 'Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms' popularly known as 'ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency) Scheme'  to  support  efforts  of  State  Governments  in  making  available  latest  agricultural technologies  through  various  activities  including  exhibition/farmers'  fairs.  A  total  of  48327 exhibitions/ farmers' fairs were organized with participation of 1.48 crore farmers during the last three years and till date. States/Union Territories wise details of exhibitions/farmers' fairs organized during  the  last  three  years  and  till  date  by  KVKs,  ICAR  Institutes  and  ATMAs  are  given  in Annexure-I .

The KVKs, ICAR Institutes, ATMAs and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)  also  organize  training  programmes  for  upgrading  skills  and  knowledge  of farmers on latest agricultural technologies. The platform of Kisan Channel of Doordarshan is also utilized to create awareness among farmers about agricultural technologies and related skills. A total of 3.20 lakh training programmes were organized for 87.47 lakh farmers during the last three years and till date .

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## ANNEXURE-I

[Part (a) to (d) of Unstarred Question No. 702 to be answered on 7 th  February, 2023]

## States/Union Territories wise details of exhibitions/farmers' fairs organized by KVKs, ICAR Institutes and ATMA during last three years and current year

|                             | 2019-20                                | 2019-20             | 2020-21                                | 2020-21              | 2021-22                                | 2021-22              | 2022-23                                | 2022-23              | Total                                  | Total               |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Name of State/UT            | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participant s | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 232                                    | 6975                | 118                                    | 3190                 | 112                                    | 5567                 | 213                                    | 2497                 | 675                                    | 18229               |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 290                                    | 83949               | 125                                    | 32441                | 269                                    | 54298                | 103                                    | 4593                 | 787                                    | 175281              |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 197                                    | 72737               | 231                                    | 37392                | 22                                     | 116800               | 24                                     | 13005                | 474                                    | 239934              |
| Assam                       | 61                                     | 20373               | 13                                     | 4380                 | 18                                     | 5597                 | 45                                     | 16307                | 137                                    | 46657               |
| Bihar                       | 1008                                   | 110664              | 1200                                   | 166444               | 719                                    | 128052               | 178                                    | 46474                | 3105                                   | 451634              |
| Chhattisgarh                | 601                                    | 79068               | 344                                    | 56553                | 183                                    | 33369                | 108                                    | 35125                | 1236                                   | 204115              |
| Delhi                       | 9                                      | 84908               | 5                                      | 44006                | 6                                      | 3033                 | 3                                      | 508                  | 23                                     | 132455              |
| Goa                         | 14                                     | 1162                | 11                                     | 380                  | 6                                      | 2350                 | 27                                     | 4839                 | 58                                     | 8731                |
| Gujarat                     | 861                                    | 179564              | 542                                    | 82370                | 681                                    | 86505                | 397                                    | 37793                | 2481                                   | 386232              |

|                  | 2019-20                                | 2019-20             | 2020-21                                | 2020-21              | 2021-22                                | 2021-22              | 2022-23                                | 2022-23              | Total                                  | Total               |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Name of State/UT | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participant s | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants |
| Haryana          | 492                                    | 143877              | 360                                    | 22178                | 350                                    | 34891                | 228                                    | 12310                | 1430                                   | 213256              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 111                                    | 20032               | 85                                     | 8750                 | 145                                    | 14610                | 87                                     | 9269                 | 428                                    | 52661               |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 171                                    | 6177                | 76                                     | 713                  | 266                                    | 16291                | 104                                    | 20545                | 617                                    | 43726               |
| Jharkhand        | 509                                    | 130764              | 503                                    | 79357                | 405                                    | 21559                | 311                                    | 21176                | 1728                                   | 252856              |
| Karnataka        | 618                                    | 1468463             | 535                                    | 1938730              | 394                                    | 960622               | 483                                    | 1317152              | 2030                                   | 5684967             |
| Kerala           | 169                                    | 538095              | 61                                     | 145724               | 42                                     | 26735                | 112                                    | 125899               | 384                                    | 836453              |
| Ladakh           | 8                                      | 1304                | 4                                      | 92                   | 10                                     | 1356                 | 18                                     | 5150                 | 40                                     | 7902                |
| Lakshadweep      | 28                                     | 1080                | 0                                      | 0                    | 1                                      | 36                   | 1                                      | 136                  | 30                                     | 1252                |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1022                                   | 176604              | 828                                    | 93123                | 347                                    | 19914                | 680                                    | 45554                | 2877                                   | 335195              |
| Maharashtra      | 650                                    | 488643              | 441                                    | 159806               | 227                                    | 203444               | 498                                    | 426436               | 1816                                   | 1278329             |
| Manipur          | 35                                     | 5607                | 15                                     | 1420                 | 109                                    | 5283                 | 63                                     | 8738                 | 222                                    | 21048               |
| Meghalaya        | 30                                     | 11329               | 21                                     | 1800                 | 73                                     | 2012                 | 64                                     | 2265                 | 188                                    | 17406               |
| Mizoram          | 51                                     | 8017                | 40                                     | 2424                 | 5                                      | 968                  | 45                                     | 5481                 | 141                                    | 16890               |

|                  | 2019-20                                | 2019-20             | 2020-21                                | 2020-21              | 2021-22                                | 2021-22              | 2022-23                                | 2022-23              | Total                                  | Total               |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Name of State/UT | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participant s | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participan ts | Exhibiti on/ farmers' fairs organize d | No. of participants |
| Nagaland         | 207                                    | 38542               | 176                                    | 23511                | 100                                    | 1785                 | 109                                    | 18240                | 592                                    | 82078               |
| Odisha           | 203                                    | 72442               | 113                                    | 21561                | 855                                    | 26978                | 124                                    | 43348                | 1295                                   | 164329              |
| Puducherry       | 17                                     | 20167               | 18                                     | 115675               | 36                                     | 13542                | 23                                     | 3746                 | 94                                     | 153130              |
| Punjab           | 356                                    | 206649              | 396                                    | 8247                 | 473                                    | 56819                | 441                                    | 33003                | 1666                                   | 304718              |
| Rajasthan        | 694                                    | 192029              | 434                                    | 101100               | 797                                    | 132415               | 889                                    | 114223               | 2814                                   | 539767              |
| Sikkim           | 69                                     | 6260                | 24                                     | 5220                 | 4824                                   | 5228                 | 52                                     | 15219                | 4969                                   | 31927               |
| Tamil Nadu       | 711                                    | 240020              | 434                                    | 160590               | 781                                    | 58627                | 446                                    | 101103               | 2372                                   | 560340              |
| Telangana        | 231                                    | 75920               | 99                                     | 25349                | 115                                    | 27101                | 59                                     | 21538                | 504                                    | 149908              |
| Tripura          | 154                                    | 16514               | 90                                     | 9236                 | 18                                     | 3892                 | 20                                     | 4834                 | 282                                    | 34476               |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2498                                   | 523265              | 3381                                   | 601309               | 2753                                   | 503715               | 2418                                   | 378956               | 11050                                  | 2007245             |
| Uttarakhand      | 234                                    | 40615               | 214                                    | 18338                | 42                                     | 7100                 | 147                                    | 11681                | 637                                    | 77734               |
| West Bengal      | 110                                    | 122171              | 180                                    | 59111                | 478                                    | 48321                | 377                                    | 53137                | 1145                                   | 282740              |
| Total            | 12651                                  | 5193986             | 11117                                  | 4030520              | 15662                                  | 2628815              | 8897                                   | 2960280              | 48327                                  | 14813601            |

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