Agriculture

Bhubaneswar: Urgent action is needed to tackle a unique challenge that Odisha is facing in the area of food security affecting children, eminent civil society leader Jagadananda said on Wednesday. Around...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to revamp the Potato Mission to help farmers boost the tuber production. Speaking to media persons on Saturday, Agriculture Minister KV Singhdeo said Reiterating...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister KV Singhdeo on Friday said the farmers can sell paddy in the 'mandi' of neighbouring district, if procurement is affected in the mandi of their...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister KV Singhdeo flagged off a consignment of dragon fruit at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. This was for first time that the fruit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday called for adopting climate-resilient agricultural practices to ensure sustainable production and food and nutrition security for all. Inaugurating the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Monday underlined the need for setting up climate-friendly and solar powered cold storages in the state. Chairing a meeting at...

Modifications in equipment to suit women millet farmers under the flagship Odisha Millet Mission reduce their drudgery, save time Abhijit Mohanty Koraput: Bati Bhumia and her colleagues at Shree Maa...

New Delhi: The Central government has approved the minimum support price (MSP) of 14 Kharif crops, including Paddy, Ragi, Bajra, Jowar, Maize and Cotton. “Some very important decisions have been...

Mohammad Asif Siddiqui Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh): Olfactory discomfort is at its peak as the strong, sickening odour of pesticides and the earthy smell of cow dung waft through Malgaon, in...

Bhubaneswar: It is high time Odisha government incentivised the farmers for adopting environmentally friendly practices which can help mitigate the effects of climate change, said development economist Satya S Tripathi....