More than 2,500 visitors attend the Vegetable and Seed Festival at VIT, Vellore

Visitors to the vegetable and seed festival held at the VIT Vellore campus on Sunday. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

More than 2,500 visitors, mostly farmers and local residents, attended the traditional vegetable and seed festival held at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) campus in Vellore on Sunday.

Organized by Isha Yoga Center, the festival brought together seed conservationists, organic farmers, agricultural scientists, entrepreneurs and urban growers focused on traditional seeds, chemical-free farming and farmers’ prosperity, a press release said. It is also a major knowledge sharing platform with expert lectures and a large exhibition.

The event was presided over by Shankar Viswanathan, Vice President, VIT. The festival also featured a spectacular exhibition with more than 100 stalls featuring more than 2,000 rare traditional varieties of seeds, tubers and natural farm products from across the country.

The Seed Conservator Awards-2026 were awarded to nine farmers from six states in recognition of their efforts to conserve traditional seeds, the release added.

Published – 28 Jun 2026 22:11 IST