Agriculture

Bhubaneswar: In a significant milestone for Odisha in its digital agriculture journey, the Union government has approved the state’s proposals under the Special Central Assistance (SCA) for the implementation of...

Bhubaneswar: A Gender Responsive Cell (GRC) was launched at Krushi Bhawan on Saturday, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). It marks a significant step towards embedding...

Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said the Centre will take the Odisha model on millets to the national level and also to other states. Addressing the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Odisha on Monday on the occasion of ‘Mandia Dibasa’ (Millet Day). The Union minister will attend the inaugural...

Angul: Jindal Foundation has launched ‘Jindal Krishi Seva’, an innovative programme aimed at promoting natural farming and sustaining agriculture production in Angul district free of chemical-based fertilisers and pesticides. Shallu...

Sambalpur: The Odisha government has set up a Krushi Bhavan in Sambalpur to strengthen agricultural governance and farmer empowerment in the state. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the premises on...

Paul Babu Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh): Fifteen years ago, farming felt like a “game of luck” for 55-year-old Vadde Uligappa, a farmer from Putlur mandal of Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. Then,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Group of Ministers on Friday decided to increase the paddy procurement target from 65 lakh tonne to 77 lakh tonne for the ongoing kharif season. The decision was...

Bhubaneswar: A company of Odisha has signed MoUs with two Dubai-based companies for export of aromatic rice from the state. Odisha-based Kanak Bioscience and Research Private Limited signed the MoUs...

Bhubaneswar: The farmers have been allowed one more day to apply for compensation for crop loss due to recent unseasonal rain from Odisha government. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced...