Guwahati, March 17 -- Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Monday inaugurated the Farmer's Producer Organisation (FPO) Mela in Guwahati.

The Mela, organized by the Assam government's Agriculture Department in collaboration with the Assam Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium, has commenced at Shilpgram, Panjabari, Guwahati.

The 3-day event aims to support and strengthen Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) by encouraging farmers to adopt commercially viable crop cultivation.

Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown his interest in the development of the North Eastern region. Most farmers of Assam and North East are marginal farmers. There are more than 600 Farmer's Producer Organisations (FP...