Progressive Punjab Agriculture Summit would be held at Mohali from February 16-19.
During the summit discussions will be held with internationally acclaimed agri-experts economists, researchers and scientists to safeguards the interests of the beleaguered peasantry which was passing through a deep crisis.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that eminent agriculture experts and delegates from Canada, Pakistan, UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, and United States would participate in the summit.
The Saskatchewan (Canada) Minister of Agriculture Lyle Stewart, Agriculture Minister Pakistan Punjab Furrukh Javed, British Deputy High Commissioner North West India David Lelliott, among others would participate in the summit.
During the summit several Agriculture Ministers and eminent political leaders of national repute cutting across the political lines are likely to participate to dwell on the condition of farming community in order to mitigate their sufferings thereby suggesting ways and means to supplement their income, the spokesperson said.
Nearly 92 out of 138 million land holders were holding less than one acre in the country and their condition was pitiable; due to the prevailing agrarian crisis, they are neither farmers nor labourers, he said.
The summit will prove a milestone for paving a way to evolve consensus to formulate a viable national agriculture policy, he said.
Nearly 50,000 farmers alone from Punjab and 5,000 farmers from other states - West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir would participate in this agri- summit being held at legendary Baba Banda Singh Bahadur War Memorial at Chappar Chirri in Mohali over an area of 130 acres.
On the occasion, the Punjab government would honour three famers from each district of state and three farmers from each state of the country with a cash award of Rs 51,000, in recognition for their outstanding contribution in the field of Agriculture and allied farming, the spokesperson said.
