Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (KNN) The sixth edition of the VAIGA (Value Addition for Income Generation in Agriculture) expo is being organised by Kerala Agriculture department in Thiruvananthapuram from February 25 to March 2, 2023.

The expo will be inaugurated by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Putharikkandam grounds.

VAIGA expo will feature seminars, workshops, a B2B meet, an agri hackathon and an exhibition featuring around 250 stalls, Minister for Agriculture P. Prasad said on Wednesday.

The theme for this edition of the expo is ‘Developing value chain in agriculture.’

As per reports, the B2B meet will be held on February 28.The Agriculture department aims at marketing the products of 145 producers through the meet. Nearly 60 marketing agencies are expected to attend the meet.

The hackathon is aimed at identifying technical and technological solutions to problems and challenges faced by the state’s farm sector, including climate change, global warming, pest attacks, high production cost, price instability and lack of farm labour.

At the expo, the Agriculture department will also ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, to promote good packaging and labelling practices in the farm sector.  (KNN Bureau)