panaji this edition of the konkan fruit fest is going to be special as the bastion is being handed to the next generation the agricos alumni association established for the graduates from don bosco college of agriculture now academically merged with the goa college of agriculture ela farm is collaborating for the first time with the botanical society of goa to present the fruit festival this yearthe young team of homegrown agriculture graduates from goa who participated in the konkan fruit fest 2016 and 2017 as student volunteers and in 2022 as graduate assistants in managing the events will now take on the lead role of planning and presenting the event this yearit is a baptism by fire because the venue arrangements have to be redesigned as a consequence of the ongoing smart city civil works which are beyond the control of the corporation of the city of panaji ccp the festival partner of botanical society of goa for konkan fruit fest since inception in 2003 the show must go on said founding member of the botanical society of goa miguel bragancaliza pinheiro secretary of agricos alumni association aaa coordinated the event last year in may and the plant utsav 2022 at garcia da orta garden panaji in november she will be coordinator for the fruit fest on behalf of the aaa the team will also comprise of estella pires chairperson konkan fruit fest and secretary of the botanical society of goa and priyanka parab naik now a member of the goa universitys board of studies in agriculture is the treasurer of the botanical society of goa since 2019the konkan fruit fest will be held from april 21 to 23 from 10am to 8pm at the francisco luis gomes garden campal panaji