Farm fest at Botanical gardens

Puducherry, Feb 22 (UNI) Puducherry Lt Governor Mukut Mithi will inaugurate the annual farm fest at the Botanical gardens here tomorrow.

Addressing a press conference today, Agriculture Minister V Vaithilingam said the administration would take steps to organise similar flower, fruit and vegetable shows in rural areas from next year.

The show was being conducted to encourage farmers and to make them aware of the latest agricultural equipment. The exhibits would be sold at a 50 per cent discount, he said adding bus facility would be arranged to the Botanical gardens.

For the first time, animal display would be included in the farm fest, he said and added that a similar fest would be held in Karaikal next week and in Mahe in another fortnight.

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