The fair will exhibit more than hundred varieties of vegetables which already have been procured from the farmers level by various organizations Mehedi HasanThe main theme of the fair is ‘safe vegetable would be cultivated to make nutrition available for round the year’A three-day long 4th ‘National Vegetable Fair-2019’ begins on Thursday in Dhaka to encourage people to consume more vegetables. The main theme of the fair is ‘safe vegetable would be cultivated to make nutrition available for round the year’ (Nirapad Sabji Karbo Chash, Pusti Milbe Baro Mash). Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque will inaugurate the fair at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) at Farmgate, Dhaka. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and agriculturist Abdul Mannan MP of Bogra 1 also will attend the fair as the special guests. The government should stress on developing forward and backward linkage in vegetable production and management so that the people can get fresh vegetable and vegetable products round the year, said Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI).

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2019 16:41 UTC