GUWAHATI, Nov 12 - The State Department of Agriculture and the Assam Agricultural University in collaboration with the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will organise the 4th Assam International Agri-Horti Show from January 6 to 9, 2017, at Khanapara here.
In this context, a multicoloured bilingual (Assamese and English) souvenir will be published to mark the event.
The Department of Agriculture has called upon interested writers to send suitable write-ups in DTP format, along with relevant coloured photographs on agriculture and allied subjects, for publication in the souvenir on or before December 6 by email at [email protected].
The annual event is intended to showcase the latest innovations and success stories in agriculture, horticulture, food processing, floriculture and allied sectors.
The expo will have a horticulture and agriculture exhibition, seminars, network gatherings, flower parades and farmer meets, among other events.
The Assam International Agri-Horti Show is one of the major annual business-to-business cum business-to-customer events in Assam that seeks to bring together the best and the latest in the agriculture, food processing and horticulture sectors, said Mowsam Hazarika, Assistant Director of Agriculture (Horticulture and CIS), Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing. The show, initiated in 1995, went �International� for the first time in 2014 and saw participation of 15 countries and more than 80 international delegates in 2014.