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Konkan
Fruit FestivalIt
is a festival of a completely different kind. A variety of fruits on
display, seminar and interactions, eating and carving contests and music -
all under one roof, held for three days in May at the Campal heritage
precincts, Panjim.
The Konkan Fruit Fest features
exhibition-cum-sale of fruits from the Konkan belt and is open to the public
from morning till late evening.
Research Institutes such as the
Indian Institute for Horticultural Research, the University of Agricultural
Sciences, Dharwad, Directorate of Horticulture, Karnataka and Konkan Krishi
Vidyapeet, Vengurla take part in this festival.
A large variety of
mangoes commercially grown at the national level as also varieties of
guavas, chickoos, while the famous Alphonso mango from Sindhu, Patna and
other mango varieties from Vengurla of the are some of the attractions.
Likewise
well know fruits from the Konkan sea belt such as jamuns, aonla, chickoo and
other fruits from the are also on display.
Goan participation is
through the Directorate of Agriculture which exhibits a range of fruits from
aonla to zizypus rugosa including the jack of all fruits and the mother of
all mangoes. Most of the 35 Goan mango varieties are also on display.
Similarly
traditional fruit vendors from the typical Goan bazar re-create the old
market scenario with their baskets selling jamblam, bibbe and many other
fruits well known to Goa.
Fruits are also the subject of three
different types of competitions: eating, carving and dressing.
The
competitions include mango eating competition, watermelon carving contest
and fancy dress competition where all the participants have to dress like a
fruit.
The three day Konkan Fruit Fest also holds music and
entertainment shows every evening.
All those interested in fruit
farming also have an opportunity of interacting with experts in the field
from the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, the University of
Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and Directorate of Horticulture, Karnataka.
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