Hyderabad: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to recognise and empower women in agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University will host a mega women’s farmers’ fair at Rajendranagar on March 8 and 9, coinciding with International Women’s Day. The event is part of the govt’s ‘99-day public governance–progress plan’.The fair is being organised with support from the state agriculture department and Coromandel International. Agriculture department secretary Surendra Mohan on Monday held a high-level review meeting to assess preparations and ensure smooth conduct of the event. Vice-chancellor of agricultural university, Aldas Janaiah, said that while the university has conducted several farmers’ fairs in the past, this is the first exclusively for women farmers, acknowledging their vital contribution to the agricultural sector. He said around 8,000 to 10,000 women farmers are expected to attend. Of them, nearly 3,000 will be from the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty under the state’s rural revelopment department. The two-day fair will feature interactive sessions, enabling women farmers to engage directly with scientists and progressive farmers to discuss key agricultural challenges and practical solutions.
