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India's First Guava Festival Inaugurated by Speaker Om Birla in Sawai Madhopur

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated India's first-ever national Guava Festival in Sawai Madhopur on its 263rd Foundation Day. The festival, combined with a Tiger Festival, aims to provide a national platform for farmers and highlight the district's agricultural strength. With guava cultivation spanning over 15,000 hectares and an annual production of 4 lakh metric tonnes, the event seeks to establish the region as a major production and export hub. The festival features exhibitions, demonstrations on modern farming, and over 200 stalls showcasing horticulture and value-added guava products.

Key Points: First National Guava Festival Inaugurated in Sawai Madhopur

  • First national Guava Festival in India
  • Showcases 15,000 hectares of cultivation
  • Aims to connect farmers with markets and tech
  • Features exhibitions and value-added products
  • Part of combined Tiger and Guava Festival
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Speaker Om Birla to inaugurate India's first Guava Festival today in Sawai Madhopur

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates India's pioneering Guava Festival in Sawai Madhopur, showcasing 4 lakh metric tonnes of annual production.

"a serious effort to provide a national platform to farmers - Dr Kirodi Lal Meena"

Jaipur, Jan 18

On the occasion of Sawai Madhopur's 263rd Foundation Day, the district is poised to create history by hosting the country's first-ever Guava Festival on Sunday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the festival at 11 a.m.

This year, the Foundation Day festivities are being organised as a combined Tiger Festival and Guava Festival, giving the event a unique and vibrant identity that reflects both the region's rich wildlife heritage and its renowned guava.

Agriculture and Horticulture Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena said it is a moment of pride for Sawai Madhopur and the entire state that such a festival is being organised for the first time in the country.

He said the Guava Festival is not merely a ceremonial event but a serious effort to provide a national platform to farmers, showcase their hard work, and highlight the agricultural strength of the district.

Dr Meena informed that guava cultivation in Sawai Madhopur currently spans more than 15,000 hectares, with an annual production of around 4 lakh metric tonnes. This has created a robust agricultural economy, generating business worth Rs 6-7 billion every year.

He expressed confidence that the festival will help establish Sawai Madhopur as a major hub for guava production and export. The event aims to connect farmers with markets, technology, and policy support, making it a convergence of knowledge, innovation, and opportunity.

The festival will feature sessions and demonstrations on modern and smart farming practices, agricultural mechanisation, drone technology, high-tech horticulture, processing, and value addition.

Farmers will also receive information on the latest innovations in agriculture. A major attraction of the festival will be the exhibition of value-added guava products, including juice, jelly, squash, pulp, barfi, chutney, and pickles.

An exhibition of different guava varieties, fruit and flower competitions, and live demonstrations of agricultural equipment will also be organised.

More than 20 nurseries from different states will participate, while around 200 stalls will showcase organic and natural farming, horticulture techniques, animal husbandry, and dairy-related activities, making the festival a comprehensive agricultural showcase.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Combining the Tiger Festival with a Guava Festival is a brilliant idea for tourism. It showcases both our natural heritage and agricultural strength. Looking forward to visiting. The numbers are impressive - 4 lakh metric tonnes!
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David E
As someone interested in sustainable agriculture, I'm glad to see the focus on modern tech like drones and value addition. Guava barfi and chutney? Would love to try those. Hope the knowledge shared reaches small farmers effectively.
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Karthik V
A good step, but I hope this is not just a one-day event for photo-ops. The real test is whether the promised market linkages and policy support continue afterwards. Farmers need consistent help, not just festivals.
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Ananya R
Guava is so healthy and full of Vitamin C! Making it popular through such festivals is great. My mother makes amazing guava pickle. Hope they teach some traditional recipes too, not just commercial products.
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Michael C
Interesting concept. Combining wildlife conservation with agricultural promotion seems unique to India's development model. The economic figure of Rs 6-7 billion from one fruit in one district is remarkable.

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