• Processing and Value Addition: Creating awareness among small-scale food processors, farmer groups and self-help groups regarding the importance of grading and quality, certification, and facilitating linkages with various stakeholders.
• Agro-Ecology: Promoting environmentally sustainable farming and processing practices that increase farmers’ income while enhancing positive environmental impacts, and enabling engagement with relevant stakeholders.
• Branding and Credit Services: Creating awareness among farmers and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) on the importance of branding and output-based credit for expanding market opportunities, and providing practical linkages with reputable credit institutions.

The Proposed Trade Fair will be organized at the Tripura vasini Palace Grounds, Bengaluru, on 06, 07 and 08 February 2026 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), in collaboration with the State Directorate of Secondary Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, KSSC and KAPPEC. As part of the pre-event activities, all the districts will organize programmes in alignment with the Trade Fair’s themes. The list of promotional activities will be finalized, and actions will be initiated to organize press meet, media bytes from Ministers, Celebrities and dignitaries, preparation and launch of Trade Fair webpage etc.

During the main event dedicated theme-based pavilions will be established for Processing and Value Addition, Seed Production, Agro-Ecology, and Branding and Credit Services. The Karnataka Pavilion will showcase the State’s finest Farmer Producer Organizations, regional federations, start-ups and farmer groups, featuring unique and innovative processed and value-added products.
Overall, the objective of the Trade Fair is to provide an appropriate platform to transform the State’s farmers into entrepreneurs through the promotion of processing and value-addition initiatives.