Three Chhattisgarh farmers felicitated

The event was organised by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority (PPVFRA), New Delhi.

A native of Bilaspur Yadav, who is into horticulture farming, conserved traditional varieties of horticulture crops.

He developed a new variety named ‘anguri’ by grafting the traditional ‘ber’ fruit (Indian plum) through selection technique, the official said.

Pandey, who belongs to Bilaspur, conserved and preserved 15 rare varieties of paddy, while Chandrawanshi of Kawardha in Kabirdham district made a special contribution in conserving at least 42 varieties of local brinjal, he added.

Chief Minister Raman Singh and agriculture minister Brijmohan Agrawal congratulated the three farmers.