Udupi – The Brahmavara Agricultural and Horticultural Fair‑2026 will be held on Aashadh 17 and 18 inside the campus of the Brahmavara Regional Agricultural and Horticultural Research Centre, officials said on Saturday.
Dr. Revanna Revannakar, co‑director of the centre, told a press meet that the event is organised jointly by Shivamogga University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, the Brahmavara research centre and several state agricultural agencies. The two‑day fair aims to introduce modern farming methods, provide scientific solutions to coastal Karnataka’s agrarian problems and enable direct dialogue between cultivators and scientists.
The inauguration will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, with District Minister for Agriculture Rizwan Arshad raising the flag. Udupi‑Chikkamagalur Lok Sabha MP Kote Srinivas Poojari will open the exhibition stalls, while Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna will preside over the proceedings. University Vice‑Chancellor Dr. M.V. Dhananjaya will deliver the inaugural address.
More than 150 stalls are slated to display and sell seeds, seedlings, farm equipment and related inputs. Visitors can examine rice germplasm, breeding tools, and varieties of paddy, coconut, groundnut, mango and rubber. Demonstrations will also cover fish ponds, beekeeping, vermicompost production, aquaculture, poultry, goat, pig rearing, butterfly garden, horticultural nursery and the use of drones for farm management.
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📰 Source: Vartha Bharati Udupi