Wayanad gears up for jackfruit festival

Kozhikode: The officials of department and Kerala Agricultural University are in the final preparations for the upcoming International Jackfruit festival scheduled from August 9 to 14 at Wayanad. Representatives from 8 countries will be attending the workshop being organized as part of the festival. Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar will inaugurate the festival, organisers have informed. Representatives from Central Agriculture Ministry will also be present for the festival along with other state government representatives.  

The other organisers for the festival are, Council for Agriculture Research, International Tropical Fruits Network, International Society for South East Asian Agriculture Science and district legal service Authority. More than 17 scientists from Malaysia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand and Srilanka will be presenting research papers on various topics related to agriculture.  Farmers from other states and people associated with technology and industry will be among other delegates at the five- day long festival. The festival aims at spreading awareness on value-addition of farm products, especially jack fruit.