Horticulture Festival 2024, a prestigious event of agriculture, from 16th to 18th February, 2024 at Gandhi Maidan, Patna organised.

The Directorate of Horticulture in Bihar has organized this amazing festival to bring farmers from all around the state together to honour their experience, knowledge, and contributions to the agricultural landscape

Altogether 50 stalls about horticulture and related aspects have been put up in the event. Stalls from prominent institutions from across India such as the Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture-Lucknow, and Indian Institute for Horticulture Research-Bangalore, have also been exhibited at the event.

Several governmental institutions like Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University-Pusa, the Bihar Agricultural University-Bhagalpur and the National Cooperative Development Corporation have also participated in the ‘Mahotsav’. A total of 7,376 exhibits have been put up in the ‘Bagwani Mahotsav’ by 738 farmers,gardeners, flower enthusiasts from different districts of Bihar.

The agriculture secretary Sanjay Kumar Agarwal said, through this ‘Mahotsav’, the state govt aims to encourage farmers and entrepreneurs (related to fruits, flowers, vegetables and other horticultural produce) of Bihar towards quality produce and to promote innovative dimensions in the field of horticulture.