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‘Main PAU campus Kisan Mela on March 20 & 21’: VC urges farmers to visit melas, gather latest info on agri tech

Further, he said that the Kisan Mela at Faridkot will be held on March 17, while the two-day on-campus PAU Kisan Mela at Ludhiana will be organised on March 20 and 21. The Kisan Melas at Bathinda and Gurdaspur will be held on March 24 and 27, respectively, he said.

2 min readUpdated: Jan 16, 2026 05:37 PM IST

Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, has urged the farming community of Punjab and the adjoining states to note down these mela dates and make the farmers’ fairs successful with their enthusiastic participation.

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has released the itinerary for the upcoming Kisan Melas to be held in seven districts of Punjab in March 2026.

The PAU Kisan Melas are held biannually. In March, the farmers flock to the Melas to buy paddy and other seeds for the kharif sowing season, while in September, seeds are sold for rabi crops.
PAU Director of Extension Education Dr MS Bhullar informed that the Kisan Melas will kick off with the first mela at Nagkalan-Jahangir in Amritsar on March 10, followed by the melas at Rauni (Patiala) and Ballowal Saunkhri on March 12 and 14, respectively.

Further, he said that the Kisan Mela at Faridkot will be held on March 17, while the two-day on-campus PAU Kisan Mela at Ludhiana will be organised on March 20 and 21. The Kisan Melas at Bathinda and Gurdaspur will be held on March 24 and 27, respectively, he said.
Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, has urged the farming community of Punjab and the adjoining states to note down these mela dates and make the farmers’ fairs successful with their enthusiastic participation.

“PAU is evolving each day with the introduction and development of water-efficient, climate-resilient, early-maturing and high-yielding crop varieties and agricultural technologies, promising to reshape the agricultural scenario and farmers’ legacy as well as reaffirming PAU’s unwavering commitment to farmers’ welfare,” said PAU VC.

Water depletion and climate vagaries were posing great risks to crop production and productivity, he observed, while asking the farmers to visit these melas for gathering the latest agricultural information to combat these challenges. “Development of nouveau horticultural crops such as apple, dragon fruit, strawberry, etc among fruits; five-coloured carrots and three-coloured bell peppers among vegetables; orchids, tulips, hyacinths, Iris Hollandica, etc., among flowers offered multi-coloured rich crop varieties, paving the way for enhanced nutritional and economic security,” disclosed Dr Gosal.

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