ICAR-IIHR’s National Horticulture Fair 2024: Events & Dates

Bengaluru, Karnataka – The National Horticulture Fair 2024, organized by ICAR-IIHR in collaboration with the Society for Promotion of Horticulture (SPH); BESST- HORT, a Technology Business Incubator ICAR-IIHR; ICAR-ATARI Bengaluru and leading development departments, is set to reveal the future of horticulture with the theme “NextGen Technology Led Horticulture for Sustainable Development.” From March 5^th to 7^th, 2024.

The primary focus of the fair will be promoting the integration of cutting-edge technologies in horticultural practices such as smart irrigation, controlled environment farming and vertical farming. Hence, farmers as well as agriculture students can get a great opportunity to explore space use efficiency, sustainable horticulture practices, and minimizing ecological footprints.

You can visit, watch and learn or can exhibit, sell and advertise at the ICAR-IIHR’s National Horticulture Fair. Here are the following categories in which you can exhibit or sell:

Seeds and Planting Materials, Green House, Research and Development, Plant Nutrients, Pesticides, Sthree Shakti Groups, SHGS, Figs and FPOS, Irrigation Systems, Food Processing and Packaging, Agri Export Services, Financial Institutions, Government, Semi-Government, NGO’s, Tissue Culture Protocols or Plants, IIHR-ATIC Servies and Products, Organic Farming and IFS, Market Functionaries, Plant Growth Modifiers, Garden Accessories and Business Incubation Process.

Special Events At The National Horticulture Fair

Special workshops & conferences on horticulture will be organized every day at the fair, interested people can book online at this website: NHF 2024 It is compulsory to register for the workshop before 20^th February. Here is the list of important events on which workshops will be conducted:

1. Urban Horticulture: Terrace/Rooftop/Vertical Gardening

2. Hi-tech Horticulture: Protected Cultivation & Vertical Farming

3. Soilless Cultivation: Cocoponics/Hydroponics/Aeroponics

4. Waste to wealth: Farm Composting /Kitchen Waste

4. Value addition & waste utilization of flowers

5. Home scale package & storage of fresh fruits & vegetables

If you are interested in booking stalls, then you can visit the same website to make your bookings. Here are the details for stall booking at NHF 2024.

Source: ICAR IIHR

Stall Type	Size	Quantity	Price
High-Tech Stalls (Structure)	10′ x 10′	101 Nos	₹25,000/-
	10′ x 7′	26 Nos	₹20,000/-
High-Tech Stalls (Shamiyana)	10′ x 10′	128 Nos	₹20,000/-
	10′ x 7′	30 Nos	₹18,000/-
Nursery Stalls	15′ x 30′	21 Nos	₹25,000/-
Food Stalls	15′ x 20′	15 Nos	₹15,000/-

Moreover you will also have to pay 18% GST on these bookings.

So whether you are an agripreneur, student or a farmer, exploring the future of sustainable horticulture make sure to note down the event date well on time and plan your visit to learn, explore and experience the world of horticulture at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

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