The institute organized Hortiindia during 2012 ‘The Year of Horticulture’ which was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr Iqbal Singh, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing, Govt. of India; Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, Govt. of India; Ministry of Statistical & Programme Implementation, Govt. of India; and Akhil Bhartiya Grameen Vikas Sansthan, Greater Noida were the main supporters of the event.
It was a two-day workshop-cum-exhibition based on the theme “Innovative Production Systems in Horticulture”. The Workshop cum Exhibition entitled “Hortiindia” was organized to demonstrate the innovative technologies to the farmers to empower them with the latest techniques. “Hands on training” was provided by the faculty and the foreign visiting faculty of the institute from Israel, Netherlands, Thailand and China.
Union Ministers, Senior Bureaucrats, Officials, Entrepreneurs, people from corporate sectors and thousands of farmers across different states of India attended the event with keen interest and enthusiasm. The Event got wide coverage by national newspapers, TV channels, especially a Krishi Darshan telecast for 20 minutes.
- Over 2,500 Farmers and Horticulture Officers visited in 2 days
- 2000 farmers and horticulture officers attended workshops
- 10 workshops organized
- Participation of about 100 organizations
- 25 experts conducted workshops and delivered interactive lectures on different fields of horticulture
- About 85 stalls were set up in the exhibition
National dignitaries participated in Hortiindia-2012
- His Excellency Dr. Iqbal Singh, Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
- Sh. Srikant Kumar Jena, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent) Statistics & Programme Implementation, Chemical & Fertilizer, Govt. of India.
- Padma Shri Dr. K.L. Chadha, Chairman, IHT and Former Deputy Director General (Horticulture) ICAR, New Delhi.
- Dr. Swapan Kumar Dutta, Deputy Director General (Crops), ICAR, New Delhi.
- Sh. Sanjeev Chopra, Mission Director, National Horticulture Board, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
- Dr. Kirti Singh, Member Advisory Board, IHT and Chairperson World Noni Research Foundation.
- Dr. M.L. Chadha, Member Advisory Board, IHT and Former Regional Director South Asia World Vegetable Center, ICRISAT, Hyderabad.
- Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah, Member Advisory Board, IHT and Vice Chancellor, Assam Agriculture University, Assam.
- Shri Sopan Kanchan, Member Advisory Board, IHT and President, Confederation of Indian Horticulture & Grapes Growers Association of India.
- Dr. M.L. Chaudhary, Vice Chancellor, Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour, Bihar.
- Dr. Gorakh Singh, Horticulture Commissioner, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
- Dr Amrik Singh Sidhu, Director, IIHR, Bangalore.
- Dr Ravi Kumar, Director, Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Dr S.K. Sharma Director, Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner.
International dignitaries participated in Hortiindia-2012
- Mr. Shmuel Katz- Israel
- Mr. Bas Meijndert- Netherlands
- Mr. Manoo- Thailand
- Mr. Lars Steffensen- China
The institute has conducted a number of training programmes for Horticulture officers/officials, farmers and entrepreneurs from a number of States namely Odisha, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim, Assom, Adman and Nicobar etc.
After a grand success of Hortiindia 2012, Institute of Horticulture Technology conducted the next sequel of Workshop-cum-Exhibition “Hortiindia 2013” held on 16th-17th February 2013 at Technology Park, Greater Noida.
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