An agricultural review meeting has been held under the chairmanship of Nuapada District Collector Madhu Sudan Das. The meeting was attended by District Agriculture Officer Pradeep Naik and other officials. Addressing them, the District Collector said that since Nuapada is an agricultural district, the department is taking steps to transform it into an agriculturally rich district. The department is giving emphasis on the above l As there is a great demand for “Shachata dhaan” during the New Year, the Agriculture Development Center is conducting a quick research on its special development and increase in production l It will be cultivated in organic method l Along with this the local Basmati rice will also be developed l The non-grain crops of maize, mandiya and cotton should be widely cultivated in the district l Emphasis on integrated agriculture, farmers will benefit from this and also provide employment to others through this The custom can be eradicated l The various schemes and success stories adopted by the agriculture department were presented through power point l 58321 farmers in the district have been insured for the kharif season under the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme l In the district 5759 families have returned from migrant laborers and 3028 of them have been surveyed by the department The District Magistrate called the officers present for l
Report by Biswanath Samal from Nuapada, Fast News Odisha