A three-day international event of ‘Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)’ for farmers will begin in Jaipur ,which will showcase best global practices and technologies suitable for farmers.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh will inaugurate the event, a platform for farmers, investors, manufacturers and the academicians and researchers, tomorrow at Sitapura, an official said.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, union ministers, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, agriculture experts and others will attend the event.

The inaugural session will be followed by an exhibition focussed on livestock, post-harvest technologies, agri-inputs and protected cultivation, among others. A conference on ‘Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture Practices for Doubling Farmers’ Income’ will also be held.

Themes such as ‘Sustainable Agriculture: Towards an Evergreen Revolution’, ‘Innovative Agriculture: Leveraging the Technology Frontiers’ and ‘Rajasthan-Israel Collaboration for Agriculture Development – Way Forward’ will also be discussed.

Rajasthan:

Rajasthan is India’s largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India’s total area). It is located on the north-western side of the country, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley.

Elsewhere it is bordered by the other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Rajasthan is divided into 9 regions; Ajmer State, Hadoti, Dhundhar, Gorwar, Shekhawati, Mewar, Marwar, Vagad and Mewat which are equally rich in its heritage and artistic contribution.