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United Nations 2 0 1 8 Cluster OfceforBangladesh, Nepal andSriLanka Bhutan, India,Maldives, New DelhiOfce With the support of With thesupport Knowledge Partner ICAR -NationalResearch Centre For Banana Tiruchirappalli Greetings from B a c k g r o u n d National Bananas have been grown in India National Banana Festival !! from Vedic mes. India is considered Dear friends, Banana as one of the centres of origin and We are glad to announce the Naonal Banana Fesval (NBF) diversity of Banana is referred as 2018 from 17 to 21 February at Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, “Kalpatharu” (The Divine Tree of Life Festival 2018 Kerala. The fesval is organised by Centre for Innovaon in or Wish Fulfilling Tree) due to its Naonal Banana Fesval aims to showcase the wide diversity of Science and Social acon (CISSA) in partnership with Kalliyoor mulfaceted uses in food and bananas in India. The fesval will bring together large numbers Grama Panchayath and a host of Naonal and State medicine and the fruit is well of producers, farmers, business men, academicians and organisaons. referred and reflected in our culture. researchers from around the country. The mulfarious uses of Banana is the one of the oldest fruits known to mankind and Auspicious occasions in India always this unique fruit and other plant parts will be highlighted in this is one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world. witness the use of banana as fesval. Further, it will also illustrate how research can help to Availability, affordability, varietal range, taste, nutrive and offerings to God or as a sacred food. use banana diversity to increase opons for both small-scale medicinal value make it the favourite fruit among all classes of Bananas and plantains are grown in farmers and consumers. people. Our country stands first in banana producon in the more than 130 countries across the world. In fact, bananas we have today are the products of world and the fourth most M a j o r C o m p o n e n t s thousands of years of careful selecon for specific traits by our important staple crop, crical for  farmers. This precious diversity has to be protected in the food security in many tropical countries. Banana is popular on contest of dominang market driven mono cultures.  global scale not only for its The fesval is planned in such a way that it will benefit all nutrional value but also because  who have an interest in the banana sector Producers, of its economic importance Consumers, Retailers, Traders, Government Organisaons, especially to smallholding farmers in  NGOs and Research Instuons. the developing countries. The five day fesval includes Naonal Seminar, Exhibion, India ranks first in global banana  Training Programmes, farmers meet and a host of other producon with 18% of global  acvies. This will privilege the parcipants in building of producon and accounts for 36.6% networking, producve collaboraons apart from updang of the total fruit producon in the  with latest knowledge and trends. country. Banana and plantain are We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring, widely grown in Maharashtra, Tamil  educaonal and enjoyable event. Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Bihar,  Yours sincerely, eastern U.P., West Bengal and North eastern states. Suresh Gopi O b j e c t i v e s The banana industry provides Member of Parliament Create awareness on the local biodiversity conservaon Chairman, Organising Committee, NBF 2018 employment for thousands of Promote entrepreneurship for doubling farmers income R. Jayalakshmi Dr. G.G. Gangadharan people. There is no part of the banana that is not used. Banana Create awareness on the nutrional and health benefits of President, Kalliyoor Grama Panchayat, President, CISSA, fibre is one of the strongest natural bananas Vice Chairperson, NBF 2018 Vice Chairman, NBF 2018 fibres used to make fabrics, Promote ulizaon of under ulized parts of banana -peels, Dr. C.K. Peethambaran Dr. C.S. Ravindran handicras and fashion goods. The leaves, pseudostem, stalk and inflorescence for food and Chairman Seminar Committee, NBF 2018 Secretary General, NBF 2018 commercial value of the fibre has non-food products. increased over the years. The Augment market : supply chain and value addion linkages Dr. Sureshkumar C. Dr. G.K. Beela banana leaf plate is the answer to Promote organic farming, precision farming, efficient input General Secretary CISSA, Organising Secretary, NBF 2018 Chief Coordinator, NBF 2018 plascs and Styrofoam. management and per drop more crop. Greetings from B a c k g r o u n d National Bananas have been grown in India National Banana Festival !! from Vedic mes. India is considered Dear friends, Banana as one of the centres of origin and We are glad to announce the Naonal Banana Fesval (NBF) diversity of Banana is referred as 2018 from 17 to 21 February at Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, “Kalpatharu” (The Divine Tree of Life Festival 2018 Kerala. The fesval is organised by Centre for Innovaon in or Wish Fulfilling Tree) due to its Naonal Banana Fesval aims to showcase the wide diversity of Science and Social acon (CISSA) in partnership with Kalliyoor mulfaceted uses in food and bananas in India. The fesval will bring together large numbers Grama Panchayath and a host of Naonal and State medicine and the fruit is well of producers, farmers, business men, academicians and organisaons. referred and reflected in our culture. researchers from around the country. The mulfarious uses of Banana is the one of the oldest fruits known to mankind and Auspicious occasions in India always this unique fruit and other plant parts will be highlighted in this is one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world. witness the use of banana as fesval. Further, it will also illustrate how research can help to Availability, affordability, varietal range, taste, nutrive and offerings to God or as a sacred food. use banana diversity to increase opons for both small-scale medicinal value make it the favourite fruit among all classes of Bananas and plantains are grown in farmers and consumers. people. Our country stands first in banana producon in the more than 130 countries across the world. In fact, bananas we have today are the products of world and the fourth most M a j o r C o m p o n e n t s thousands of years of careful selecon for specific traits by our important staple crop, crical for  farmers. This precious diversity has to be protected in the food security in many tropical countries. Banana is popular on contest of dominang market driven mono cultures.  global scale not only for its The fesval is planned in such a way that it will benefit all nutrional value but also because  who have an interest in the banana sector Producers, of its economic importance Consumers, Retailers, Traders, Government Organisaons, especially to smallholding farmers in  NGOs and Research Instuons. the developing countries. The five day fesval includes Naonal Seminar, Exhibion, India ranks first in global banana  Training Programmes, farmers meet and a host of other producon with 18% of global  acvies. This will privilege the parcipants in building of producon and accounts for 36.6% networking, producve collaboraons apart from updang of the total fruit producon in the  with latest knowledge and trends. country. Banana and plantain are We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring, widely grown in Maharashtra, Tamil  educaonal and enjoyable event. Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Bihar,  Yours sincerely, eastern U.P., West Bengal and North eastern states. Suresh Gopi O b j e c t i v e s The banana industry provides Member of Parliament Create awareness on the local biodiversity conservaon Chairman, Organising Committee, NBF 2018 employment for thousands of Promote entrepreneurship for doubling farmers income R. Jayalakshmi Dr. G.G. Gangadharan people. There is no part of the banana that is not used. Banana Create awareness on the nutrional and health benefits of President, Kalliyoor Grama Panchayat, President, CISSA, fibre is one of the strongest natural bananas Vice Chairperson, NBF 2018 Vice Chairman, NBF 2018 fibres used to make fabrics, Promote ulizaon of under ulized parts of banana -peels, Dr. C.K. Peethambaran Dr. C.S. Ravindran handicras and fashion goods. The leaves, pseudostem, stalk and inflorescence for food and Chairman Seminar Committee, NBF 2018 Secretary General, NBF 2018 commercial value of the fibre has non-food products. increased over the years. The Augment market : supply chain and value addion linkages Dr. Sureshkumar C. Dr. G.K. Beela banana leaf plate is the answer to Promote organic farming, precision farming, efficient input General Secretary CISSA, Organising Secretary, NBF 2018 Chief Coordinator, NBF 2018 plascs and Styrofoam. management and per drop more crop. SPECIAL National THEME PAVILIONS  Banana diversity of Kerala Exhibition Biodiversity S m a l l F a r m , B i g I d e a s  Banana fibre – the new sensaon in texle industry 17 - 21 February 2018 All over the country people grow a Although banana is grown in large wide range of bananas. But the monocultures and appears in super Banana Fesval exhibion will showcase pressure to produce nice-looking markets all around the world, the FOOD COURT everything about banana. This will marketable variees is having worrying majority of bananas are grown in home provide first -hand informaon to the affects on the diversity. The exhibion steads and small gardens and form the Celebrang Local Cuisine farmers and general public about its will highlight the importance of keeping backbone of food and income security of rural & Lots of Banana Cuisine mulfaceted uses. diversity in banana crops by underlining the many uses people in India. The exhibion will showcase success of the differing variees stories of such small scale farmers idenfied from across  Over 200 Exhibitors from all the country. over India. STUDENT PAVILIONS  Stalls by Central and State W a s t e t o W e a l t h F o o d s o u r c e Theme based pavilions by Government Departments The exhibion will showcase technologies college and school students. The banana fruit is widely eaten raw, but Instuons and Universies and products made ulizing under ulized Awards will be given to best  Stalls by NGOs, Self-help many variees are fried, roasted, juiced, parts of banana such as peels, leaves, pavilions. groups and farmer groups dried or chipped to make healthy and pseudostem, stalk and inflorescence in  affordable snacks. Variety of value added various food and non-food applicaons Showcasing and display of food products from not only banana fruit but serving as thickening agent, coloring and flavor, alternave tradional variees of the also from by-products like peels, stalk and inflorescence source for macro and micronutrients, nutra ceucals, PARTICIPANTS livestock feed, natural fibres, sources of natural bioacve banana and plantain from all will be exhibited.  Naonal & State Research over India compounds , bio-ferlizers and a source of biogas. Centres for Banana  Display of value added  Naonal Agri-hor-food products from banana fruit, I n n o v a t i o n & R e s e a r c h P i c k t o P a c k Technology Instutes pseudo stem and leaves. Instuons and organizaons from all Suppliers, wholesalers and retailers of  Naonal Horculture  Organic banana market, over India who are working on new machinery and products for Harvesng, organic ferlizers and variees with increased pest and disease Packing, Packaging, Grading, and Gassing, Organisaons resistance, the desirable qualies and Cold Chain Management and Storing  Agricultural Universies pescides. increased yields will be parcipang in this  bananas will be parcipang in the  State Government Agencies, Food Court Celebrang Local exhibion. Agro Biotech companies in exhibion. Cuisine and lots of Banana producon of ssue culture bananas and those with Instutes and Organisaons  Cuisine latest technologies for banana culvaon and processing Krishi Vigyan Kendras will also be parcipang.  Agriculture and Horculture Stall Charges Departments across India V e r s a t i l e f i b r e P e s t s & D i s e a s e s  NGOs and Self Help Groups Stall Size Rate (`)* Growing concern about use of pescides  Banana fibre extracted from the stem is Nurseries and Gardens Single Stall 3m x 3m 25,000/- by banana growers and its impact on the  used in the producon of ropes, clothes, environment and health, not to menon Progressive Farmers Mini Pavilion 3 Stalls 65,000/- wall hangings, baskets and hundreds of economic consideraons have been  Banana Traders Pavilion 5 Stalls 1,00,000/- arsc endeavors. Banana leaves are also driving efforts to reduce their use and adopt  Producers of value added used to wrap anything and everything, more sustainable crop protecon pracces. The Food Court 3m x 3m 15,000/- especially food items. Companies, products exhibion will highlight the need for organic producon,  Farmers’ Market 3m x 3m 15,000/- organizaons, self help groups and NGOs working in this the range of organic ferlizers and plant protecon Machinery manufacturers area will be exhibing their products and technologies.  *18 % GST extra inputs available. Agro Biotech companies SPECIAL National THEME PAVILIONS  Banana diversity of Kerala Exhibition Biodiversity S m a l l F a r m , B i g I d e a s  Banana fibre – the new sensaon in texle industry 17 - 21 February 2018 All over the country people grow a Although banana is grown in large wide range of bananas. But the monocultures and appears in super Banana Fesval exhibion will showcase pressure to produce nice-looking markets all around the world, the FOOD COURT everything about banana. This will marketable variees is having worrying majority of bananas are grown in home provide first -hand informaon to the affects on the diversity. The exhibion steads and small gardens and form the Celebrang Local Cuisine farmers and general public about its will highlight the importance of keeping backbone of food and income security of rural & Lots of Banana Cuisine mulfaceted uses. diversity in banana crops by underlining the many uses people in India. The exhibion will showcase success of the differing variees stories of such small scale farmers idenfied from across  Over 200 Exhibitors from all the country. over India. STUDENT PAVILIONS  Stalls by Central and State W a s t e t o W e a l t h F o o d s o u r c e Theme based pavilions by Government Departments The exhibion will showcase technologies college and school students. The banana fruit is widely eaten raw, but Instuons and Universies and products made ulizing under ulized Awards will be given to best  Stalls by NGOs, Self-help many variees are fried, roasted, juiced, parts of banana such as peels, leaves, pavilions. groups and farmer groups dried or chipped to make healthy and pseudostem, stalk and inflorescence in  affordable snacks. Variety of value added various food and non-food applicaons Showcasing and display of food products from not only banana fruit but serving as thickening agent, coloring and flavor, alternave tradional variees of the also from by-products like peels, stalk and inflorescence source for macro and micronutrients, nutra ceucals, PARTICIPANTS livestock feed, natural fibres, sources of natural bioacve banana and plantain from all will be exhibited.  Naonal & State Research over India compounds , bio-ferlizers and a source of biogas. Centres for Banana  Display of value added  Naonal Agri-hor-food products from banana fruit, I n n o v a t i o n & R e s e a r c h P i c k t o P a c k Technology Instutes pseudo stem and leaves. Instuons and organizaons from all Suppliers, wholesalers and retailers of  Naonal Horculture  Organic banana market, over India who are working on new machinery and products for Harvesng, organic ferlizers and variees with increased pest and disease Packing, Packaging, Grading, and Gassing, Organisaons resistance, the desirable qualies and Cold Chain Management and Storing  Agricultural Universies pescides. increased yields will be parcipang in this  bananas will be parcipang in the  State Government Agencies, Food Court Celebrang Local exhibion. Agro Biotech companies in exhibion. Cuisine and lots of Banana producon of ssue culture bananas and those with Instutes and Organisaons  Cuisine latest technologies for banana culvaon and processing Krishi Vigyan Kendras will also be parcipang.  Agriculture and Horculture Stall Charges Departments across India V e r s a t i l e f i b r e P e s t s & D i s e a s e s  NGOs and Self Help Groups Stall Size Rate (`)* Growing concern about use of pescides  Banana fibre extracted from the stem is Nurseries and Gardens Single Stall 3m x 3m 25,000/- by banana growers and its impact on the  used in the producon of ropes, clothes, environment and health, not to menon Progressive Farmers Mini Pavilion 3 Stalls 65,000/- wall hangings, baskets and hundreds of economic consideraons have been  Banana Traders Pavilion 5 Stalls 1,00,000/- arsc endeavors. Banana leaves are also driving efforts to reduce their use and adopt  Producers of value added used to wrap anything and everything, more sustainable crop protecon pracces. The Food Court 3m x 3m 15,000/- especially food items. Companies, products exhibion will highlight the need for organic producon,  Farmers’ Market 3m x 3m 15,000/- organizaons, self help groups and NGOs working in this the range of organic ferlizers and plant protecon Machinery manufacturers area will be exhibing their products and technologies.  *18 % GST extra inputs available. Agro Biotech companies Conserving Diversity Farmers’ meet Media Meet Preserving Identity National 20 February 2018 20 February 2018 This will provide a plaorm for farmers to This is meant to bring together Promoting Value Addition interact with researchers and stake holders, for main stream and farm journalists to

FOCAL THEME Seminar 17 - 19 February 2018 idenfyinggaps and fosteringnetworks. garner support for banana farmers. It is esmated that there are more than 500 banana variees in India. Despite Eminent sciensts and experts from reputed It also brings in wider coverage to the importance of banana crop. this diversity over 40% of all culvars grown worldwide belong to only one organisaons and master farmers will be genecally narrow subgroup of dessert bananas – the Cavendish. The tendency parcipang as resource persons to share their to replace local diversity with high-yielding culvar as a monocrop is increasing experiences. every year, even in smallholder fields, somemes resulng in complete loss of Cultural Programmes local diversity. Moreover, there are efforts to introduce and promote genecally Registraon Fee `. 250/- Exhibing the rich cultural diversity modified bananas ignoring the virtues of local variees and their importance for registraon log on to www.bananafest.in and the incomparable richness of both as food and medicine. There is an urgent need to protect and further explore folk art forms related to agriculture. the diversity of banana, both wild and culvated. Training programmes A broad genec base is necessary to make the crop more producve, resistant 18 - 20 February 2018 Competitions to pests and diseases, and resilient to climate change.  High tech farming in banana (18.2.2018) The seminar will provide a plaorm for disseminang the latest knowledge and STUDENTS  developments in the Banana sector. Value added food products from banana Essay wring, Painng, Quiz and (19.2.2018) Poster designing Sub themes  Organic banana culvaon (20.2.2018) FARMERS & GENERAL PUBLIC  Understanding, conserving and using banana genec diversity Registraon Fee `. 500/- per training programmes Cookery compeon  Impact of climate change on banana producvity, pests and diseases Vegetable carving compeon  for registraon log on to www.bananafest.in Medicinal and nutrional importance of banana Big and Best Banana bunch  Bioforficaon  Value addion of banana and by products Photography Contest  Farmers Market Organic bananas challenges and opportunies Theme: Banana-Sustaining rural livelihood. ’  GM bananas – excing opportunies or disaster Farmers will have the opportunity All India photography compeon will be  Crop and pest management to sell different variees of banana organised with entries from all over India.  Soil Health Management and suckers in the market  Tissue culture banana and quality planng materials Winners will be given cash prizes and selected  Post-harvest issues, alternave uses, markeng and commercializaon photographs will be exhibited at the venue. Mode of Payment  Banana for ornamental purposes  Wild banana species in India Download the entry form from www.bananafest.in The payment should be made through  Emerging technologies and mechanizaon in Banana sector bankers cheque / DD in the name of  Indigenous Tradional Knowledge (ITK) in Banana Documentary Shows “Naonal Banana Fest” payable at 17 - 21 February 2018 Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) or by Call for papers bank transfer to :- Screening of documentaries on themes Papers can be submied for all the sub themes. Though the presenters can opt for oral or Account Name : Naonal Banana Fest poster, the review commiee will decide the mode of presentaon. For details and abstract related to banana Account No. : 6199201000087 submission log on to www.bananafest.in Last date of submission of abstract: 15.01.2018 Bank : Canara Bank, Buyer-Seller Meet Edapazhanji branch, Registration Fees* 20 February 2018 Thiruvananthapuram, Category Upto 31 January 2018 1 February onwards & Spot Interacon with pioneer business clients and Kerala Academicians/ Sciensts 1500 + 270* 1750 + 315* prospecve sellers. It paves acve plaorm for IFSC Code : CNRB 0006199 Students 750 + 135* 1000 + 180* MICR code : 695015053 Others 1000 + 180* 1250 + 225* business start up. *18% GST For payment details see Mode of Payment/ log on to www.bananafest.in Conserving Diversity Farmers’ meet Media Meet Preserving Identity National 20 February 2018 20 February 2018 This will provide a plaorm for farmers to This is meant to bring together Promoting Value Addition interact with researchers and stake holders, for main stream and farm journalists to

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The venue Kalliyoor panchayat is a very picturesque place situated on the banks of Vellayani Lake the largest freshwater lake in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is about 12 km from the central railway station Thiruvananthapuram and 7 km from Kovalam beach, the world famous tourist destinantion. Backwater tourism is catching up in this mostly agrarian village with banana cultivation topping the list. This is also home to the nationally renowned ‘College of Agriculture’, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University. The venue of the festival is adjacent to Vellayani Devi Temple situated on the banks of Vellayani Lake which is a highly revered shrine in Kerala said to be built in the 14th century AD.

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