Ludhiana’s PAU release schedule for Kisan Mela

Giving details, director of extension education Ashok Kumar, said the preparations are afoot at PAU for the successful and smooth organisation of the Kisan Mela for the farmers who are our most valuable assets

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has released the schedule of the series of seven Kisan Melas slated to be held in March this year.

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has released the schedule of the series of seven Kisan Melas slated to be held in March this year. (HT file photo for representation)

The series will kick start with the first Kisan Mela at Nag Kalan Jahangir, Amritsar, on March 2, followed by Ballowal Saunkhri, Gurdaspur and Faridkot on March 7, 10, and 14, respectively.

Kisan Melas at Rauni, Patiala and Bathinda will be organised on March 16 and 21, respectively. The two-day Kisan Mela at PAU is slated for March 24 and 25.

PAU vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal, said agricultural expansion with thrust on economic growth by addressing the challenges of natural resource depletion and climate crisis is a research-priority of the university.

In contemporary times, farmers need to be sustainability-minded and the Kisan Melas for kharif crops shall be promoting agricultural sustainability, he added.

Giving details, director of extension education Ashok Kumar, said the preparations are afoot at PAU for the successful and smooth organisation of the Kisan Melas for the farmers who are our most valuable assets.

“Their encouragement and energetic participation fuels PAU to be on its toes and remain in-tune with the ever-changing and ever-evolving needs of the farming community, he added.