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The 3rd variation of Millet Mela volition beryllium organised from January 8 to 10 astatine Anantapur with a absorption connected earthy farming, nutrient production, selling and section consumption.
A full of 18 NGOs, nether the banner Anantha Susthira Vyavasaya Vedika (AVSS), volition instrumentality portion successful the Millet Mela - 2026 that volition beryllium held astatine the Police Kalyanamandapam, with hundreds of farmers and earthy farming practitioners scheduled to motivate others.
AVSS convenor and Accion Fraterna Ecology Centre director, Y.V. Malla Reddy, on with representatives of 18 NGOs told mediapersons present connected Monday that successful presumption of the clime alteration conditions, it was imperative to motivate farmers to instrumentality up natural/organic farming and turn millets on with different nutrient crops.
“To bring consciousness connected these issues among the farming assemblage and the wide public, the NGOs would dwell astatine magnitude connected each these aspects by putting up 30 stalls and holding sessions wherever practising pistillate farmers volition stock experiences,” helium added.
The head, Andhra Pradesh Operations, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Bhaktar Vali, said the relation of cattle and tiny ruminants would besides beryllium discussed by experts similar Sajal Kulkarni. There volition beryllium demonstrations of antithetic cuisines made retired of millets and different demonstrative stalls to enlighten farmers, said AFEC COO J. Muralikrishna.
Founder of REDS organisation, C. Bhanuja, said determination was a absorption connected women farmers this twelvemonth internationally, and the experiences of specified farmers from the Rayalaseema portion volition beryllium relatable for astir 1,000 farmers visiting the venue of the Mela each day.
Cultural programmes volition besides beryllium organised connected each 3 days successful the evenings.
