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Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday heaped praise on farmers of the State for combining traditional methods and experience with modern technology for increasing agriculture output. “Chhattisgarh’s farmers are actually the greatest agriculture scientists. It is because of their hard work that we have taken a leap from only rice export to the export of fruits and vegetables along with rice,’’ Singh remarked while inaugurating a three-day National Agriculture Fair at village Jora on the outskirts of capital Raipur. The fair has been organised by State Government's Agriculture Department, in association with CII. Chief Minister dedicated new species of paddy- ‘Chhattisgarh Zinc Rice-1’, recently developed by Indira Gandhi Agriculture University Raipur, to farmers. He distributed 1500 mini-kits of this new species of paddy. Chief Minister also felicitated farmer Dushyant Singh of Janjgir-Champa district for individually preserving an old species of paddy- ‘Ramjeera’ for past 50 years. Agriculture and Water Resource Minister Brijmohan Agrawal presided over the inaugural programme of Farmers Fair. In the programme, Raipur MP Ramesh Bais, Parliamentary Secretary Tokhan Sahu, MLA Devji Bhai Patel, Apex Bank Chairman Ashok Bajaj and Chairman of Raipur Milk Federation Rasik Parmar were also present as special guests. Chief Minister said in his speech that this national fair was one great opportunity to learn about the progress of Chhattisgarh in agro-sector in last 15 years. He said that with their perseverance and dedication, “our farmers have brought a revolution in the field of agriculture. Various schemes run by Agriculture Department in coordination with Indira Gandhi Agriculture University have also accelerated growth of agro-sector”. Chief Minister further added that agriculture and farmers are the strong pillars of our economy. Development of agriculture sector is empowerment our economy and also an important source of employment. The credit of three Krishi Karman Awards conferred on Chhattisgarh Government in past also goes to the farmers of State, said Singh. In this national fair, all the modern methods of agriculture have been put on display. State Government has organised this fair to educate farmers about advancement in agriculture methods around the world and encourage them to adopt the modern ways. Chief Minister informed that in this fair, farmers will get to know about soil test and modern ways of cultivation. Agriculture seminars will be organised in Agriculture Development Centres outside capital city. They will also be informed about method of cultivation with limited water supply during drought conditions. Singh said that State Government is committed to bring practical experiments of laboratories to the field, in larger interest of farmers. He also talked about success in agriculture sector in remote areas of Bastar and Surguja, and also cited achievements of Kondagaon and Dantewada districts in organic farming. While presiding over the programme, Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said that nearly 50,000 farmers will visit the fair in three days. It is a great opportunity for farmers to learn and upgrade their ways of cultivation, as per the advancement in global technology. He mentioned that Chhattisgarh Government is the first Government to provide financial aid to drought-hit farmers under RBC.