Current context: 3rd Global Potato Conclave will be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 28th January 2020.
a. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
b. Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
c. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
d. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Gujarat is one of the leading producers of Potato in the country, with a productivity of more than 30 tonnes per hectare.
- In the last two decades, two Global Potato Conferences were organized in 1999 and 2008.
- The 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 will provide an opportunity to bring all stakeholders at one common platform to discuss issues and future plans involving everyone related to the potato sector.
- The conclave is being organized by the Indian Potato Association in collaboration with:
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi
- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla
- International Potato Center, Lima, Peru
- The Conclave has three major components:
- The Potato Conference: will be held for 3 days during 28-30 January 2020 will have 10 themes out of which 8 themes are based on basic and applied research.
- The Agri Expo: will be organized from 28 to 30 January 2020, to showcase the status of potato-based industries, trade, processing, farmers related products etc..
- Potato Field Day: will be organized on January 31, 2020, will include a demonstration of advancements in potato mechanization, potato varieties and latest technologies.
Question:
Q.1 The 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 is being held at ____________?a. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
b. Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
c. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
d. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh