Bhubaneswar, March 19 The Odisha government's Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Watershed Support Service and Activities Network (WASSAN), a non-profit organization, to revive forgotten foods and neglected crops in the state...
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Bhubaneswar, February 25 The Odisha government on Wednesday allowed district collectors to extend the validity of tokens issued to farmers by 15 days to ensure that no one is denied the opportunity to sell paddy at state-run mandis during the Kharif Marketing Season.The government's move comes...
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Bhubaneswar, February 22 – Odisha farmer Hirok Patel, whose ingenuity Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised in his recent "Mann Ki Baat," has transformed a small plot of land into a high-yield farming operation by combining modern techniques with traditional knowledge, successfully doubling his...
Bhubaneswar, February 13 Odisha is the only state that has developed a standard operating procedure (SOP) for manufacturing farm machinery that is suitable for women, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said here on Friday.He was speaking at the workshop on Institutionalizing the...
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Bhubaneswar, February 9 Odisha's Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday to honor the electoral promises made by the BJP regarding paddy procurement, alleging that farmers were facing "systematic exploitation" at state-run markets.Patnaik...