**Executive Summary**
The National level Advanced Agriculture Festival will be held at Dussehra Ground, Raisen, from April 11 to 13, 2026. Initiated by Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the event aims to provide a comprehensive "Seed to Market" platform through exhibitions, training, and live demonstrations. A key outcome of the event is the release of a regional agriculture roadmap for Raisen, Vidisha, and Sehore during the closing session on April 13.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Event Overview and Participation**
* **Dates and Venue:** The three-day "mega confluence" takes place from April 11–13, 2026, in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
* **Dignitaries:** Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the fair; Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari will attend the closing session.
* **Exhibition Scale:** Approximately 300 stalls will feature contributions from agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and MSMEs.
**Technological and Technical Innovations**
* **Modern Techniques:** Showcases will include drones, micro-irrigation, AI-based digital agriculture, hydroponics, precision farming, and vertical farming.
* **Live Demonstrations:** Farmers will receive hands-on training and view live operations of machinery such as drone sprayers, reaper-binders, happy seeders, and fertigation systems.
* **Laboratory to Field:** ICAR will provide a mobile mini-lab for soil testing, alongside live models for integrated farming systems and natural farming.
**Support and Services**
* **Knowledge Sessions:** Continuous seminars will cover post-harvest management, soil health, pest management, and crop insurance.
* **Administrative Support:** Helpdesks for farmer complaints, consultations, and on-the-spot crop insurance will be available on-site.
* **Interactive Platforms:** The event includes a KVK conference, FPO meet, and farmer-scientist dialogue programs to address region-specific needs.
**Strategic Roadmap**
* **Regional Planning:** A comprehensive roadmap for Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, and surrounding districts will be presented to outline targets for crop diversification and water conservation.
* **Value-Chain Strengthening:** The plan focuses on increasing farmer income through digital platforms, affordable credit, and improved market linkages.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers (including Progressive Farmers, Women SHGs, and Drone Didis)**
**Impact**
Farmers gain access to modern agricultural technology, direct training from experts, and information on improving productivity from "seed to market."
**Action Required**
Attend the three-day festival to participate in training sessions, view live demonstrations, and share experiences with peers from other states.
**Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Rural Entrepreneurs**
**Impact**
FPOs and entrepreneurs are integrated into the value chain through dedicated meetings and exposure to processing units and market-linkage strategies.
**Action Required**
Participate in the FPO meet and special sessions on April 13 to contribute to the development of local agricultural solutions.
**Government and Research Bodies (ICAR, SAUs, KVKs)**
**Impact**
These institutions serve as the primary source of technical knowledge, facilitating the transfer of technology from laboratories to actual field conditions.
**Action Required**
Provide technical expertise through stalls, manage mobile testing units, and participate in the KVK conference to help shape the regional roadmap.
**Private Sector and Financial Institutions (Seed, Machinery, and Insurance Companies)**
**Impact**
Companies have a direct platform to demonstrate products, provide on-the-spot services like insurance, and engage with the rural market.
**Action Required**
Establish exhibition stalls, conduct machine demonstrations, and provide immediate consultation and credit information to visiting farmers.
Key Entities Referenced
National level Advanced Agriculture Festival: A mega-confluence and exhibition initiative focused on modern farming techniques, training, and market access for farmers.
Agriculture Roadmap for Raisen-Vidisha-Sehore: A regional strategic policy document aimed at setting targets for crop diversification, water conservation, and strengthening agricultural market linkages.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The primary Union Ministry responsible for organizing the national fair and formulating the regional roadmap to increase farmers' income.
Raisen, Madhya Pradesh: The central location hosting the national festival and the primary region for which the specific agriculture development roadmap is formulated.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National level Advanced Agriculture Festival in
Raisen from April 11 to 13 on the initiative of
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan
Inauguration of National Agriculture Fair in Raisen by Union
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Dr.
Mohan Yadav; Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari to participate
in closing session
Wave of change in farming and agriculture will rise from
Raisen; agriculture roadmap to be prepared for Raisen-
Vidisha-Sehore, including the entire region: Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan
Complete solution for new farming techniques, training, and
market at one place: Shri Chouhan
From seed to market, from laboratory to field – Agriculture
Fair will provide farmers with complete map of advanced
farming: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Information for all on drones, micro irrigation, modern
machines, FPOs, etc., on one platform for farmers: Union
Agriculture Minister Shri Chouhan
Posted On: 03 APR 2026 7:35PM by PIB Delhi
A national level advanced Agriculture Festival-Exhibition & Training will be held at Dussehra Ground in
Raisen from 11th to 13th April 2026, on the initiative of Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural
Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The event will take the country’s farmers on the path
of development by showcasing the complete journey of ‘From Laboratory to Field’ and ‘From Seed to
Market’ on one single ground. Shri Chouhan has said that this will not just be a fair, but a three-day mega-
confluence on agriculture, the biggest opportunity to change the fate of farmers. On one hand, Union
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will boost the enthusiasm of farmers in the inaugural session, andMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will also be present, while on the other hand, on April
13, a comprehensive agriculture roadmap for the region will be released in the presence of Union Road
Transport & Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari during the closing session.
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held a detailed discussion with learned
people of the region, progressive farmers, office-bearers, and all public representatives regarding this
event and said that the national level Advanced Agriculture Festival to be held in Raisen (Madhya
Pradesh) from April 11 to 13 will prove to be the real game changer for farming and agriculture. At this
grand National Agriculture Fair to be held at Dussehra Ground, Raisen, hundreds of stalls on new farming
techniques, improved seeds, drones and modern machines, micro irrigation, animal husbandry-fisheries,
processing, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and rural livelihoods will be set up, where farmers
will not only see but also learn and understand ways to take immediate benefits.He informed that in the closing session, a special agriculture roadmap for Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, and the
surrounding similar agro-climatic zones will be presented, which will provide clear direction from
increasing production to strengthening market access, and which will be unveiled in the august presence
of Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari.
Key highlights of the fair
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that this multi-sectoral exhibition with approximately three hundred
stalls will provide solutions for every stage of farming — from inputs to processing and marketing — at
one place. It will feature active participation from agriculture, horticulture, micro irrigation, agricultural
machinery and technology, fertilisers, pesticides, seed companies, digital agriculture, crop insurance,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), State Agriculture Universities (SAU), Krishi Vigyan
Kendras (KVK), animal husbandry, fisheries, rural development, food processing, Micro-Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
(NAFED), FPOs, and start-ups. Shri Chouhan said that subject-wise seminar-training sessions, live demos,
street plays, cultural programmes, and special programmes for sharing experiences of progressive farmers
from different states will also be organised, so that the message of ‘Farming’s Game Changer – National
Agriculture Fair, Raisen’ does not remain limited to posters but is visible on the ground.Training, Demos, and Facilities
Shri Shivraj Singh informed that seminar and training sessions will be held continuously for all three days
in different halls, covering topics such as post-harvest management, productivity enhancement in pulses-
oilseeds, soil health, natural farming, integrated nutrient management, pest management, seed systems,
crop insurance, AI-based digital agriculture artificial intelligence, hydroponics (water-based farming),
precision farming (accurate farming), and vertical farming (vertical farming). Through live demos in the
field, drip and sprinkler micro irrigation, fertigation (fertiliser-mixed irrigation), balanced nutrition
through Nutri-Care, automation-based smart farming, tissue culture plants, drone spraying, reaper-binder,
happy seeder, super seeder, baler, rotavator and such modern machines will be demonstrated by operating
them, and hands-on training will be provided to farmers.
ICAR’s mobile mini-lab for soil testing, live models of Integrated Farming System and natural farming,
dairy, goat rearing, poultry and fisheries units, mobile veterinary unit, seed mini-kit distribution, on-the-
spot crop insurance by insurance companies, and special arrangements for helpdesk for farmers’
complaints and consultations will be there, so that the entire chain of “From Seed to Market, From
Laboratory to Field” is showcased in one campus.
These will be included in the fair
Shri Shivraj Singh informed that various departments of the Agriculture Ministry, ICAR, agriculture
universities, KVK, fertiliser and pesticide companies, seed companies, micro-irrigation and machinery
manufacturers, banks and credit institutions, insurance companies, Farmer Producer Organizations
(FPOs), start-ups, MSMEs, NAFED, animal husbandry and fisheries departments, and rural development
ministry, along with many private and cooperative institutions, will actively participate.
According to Union Agriculture Minister Shri Chouhan, progressive farmers from across the country
including Madhya Pradesh, women Self-Help Groups, Krishi Sakhis, Drone Didis, FPO representatives,
and rural entrepreneurs have been specially invited so that they can share their experiences and other
farmers can get inspiration to adopt their models. On April 13, KVK conference, FPO meet, special
sessions on seeds and technology, and farmer-scientist dialogue programs will be organised, in which local
solutions will be prepared based on region-specific needs, which will later form the basis of the agriculture
roadmap.
Roadmap and future direction
Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed that in the closing session, a comprehensiveagriculture roadmap for Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, and surrounding districts will be presented, in which
concrete targets will be set for crop diversification, water conservation, micro irrigation expansion,
integrated farming, animal husbandry-fisheries, processing units, FPOs, and strengthening market linkage.
The roadmap will clearly outline the path to increase farmers’ income through the confluence of modern
technology, AI-based services, digital platforms, crop insurance, affordable credit facilities, and rural
development schemes for strengthening the entire value-chain from seed to market, whose direction will
be provided jointly by Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari and Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh in
the closing session.
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed confidence that this festival is not just a
three-day programme, but will prove to be the long-term beginning of making farming in Raisen, Vidisha,
Sehore, and the entire surrounding region, more productive, profitable, and sustainable, in which the
active participation of every farmer will be the greatest strength, and this will be the real proof of being
the ‘Farming’s Game Changer National Agriculture Fair’.
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