CM Nayab Saini flags off Krishi Mela (Rabi) 2026 in Hisar
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Farmers gathered in Hisar on 2 October 2026 as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini flagged off the Krishi Mela (Rabi) 2026 — the state's flagship seasonal agricultural fair designed to arm rabi-crop farmers with the latest seeds, techniques, and government scheme information ahead of the winter sowing season.
Hisar's role as Haryana's agrarian heartland
Hisar is one of Haryana's most agriculturally significant districts, with wheat, mustard, and barley forming the backbone of the local rabi economy. Hosting the mela here is a deliberate signal — the event is aimed squarely at the farming communities that drive the state's agricultural output each winter season.
The Krishi Mela — agricultural fair — is a recurring state-government initiative that brings together agricultural universities, agri-input companies, and government departments under one roof. Farmers get hands-on exposure to improved seed varieties, soil-health guidance, and details of crop-insurance and subsidy programmes ahead of the critical rabi sowing window, which typically opens in October–November.
Rabi season stakes: why timing matters
The rabi cycle is the single largest contributor to Haryana's food-grain output. Decisions farmers make in October — which seed variety to sow, how to prepare the soil, which government scheme to enroll in — ripple through to the harvest the following spring. A well-attended Krishi Mela at this precise moment in the calendar can meaningfully shift adoption rates for high-yield varieties and sustainable practices.
Chief Minister Saini's personal attendance and social-media amplification of the event underlines the BJP government's outreach effort to Haryana's farming constituency — a politically significant bloc in a state where agriculture remains both an economic anchor and an electoral battleground.