Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has appointed Trilochan Mohapatra, the former head of Odisha-based Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), as its new director. The renowned agri scientist, who has been working in the area of molecular genetics and genomics, has…
Odisha mangoes, especially Amrapalli, Mallika and Dussehri, have become superhit and are selling like hotcakes in Delhi. The wide varieties of Odisha mangoes sold at Safal stores, the Fruit & Vegetable business initiative of Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd, are leaving mangoes procured from other parts of…
The NABARD will organise a mango festival, an exhibition-cum-sale of carbide-free mangoes from the orchards of tribals at its office premises at the Nayapalli Civic Centre here on Friday. The exhibition, which will continue till June 15, will remain open…
A fisheries hub on 20 acres at Kausalyagang on the city outskirts is being planned to server dual purpose of knowledge dissemination centre for farmers and recreational facilities such as play area for kids, restaurants with fish-based cuisines and theatres for the…
Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC) has informed the State Government today that it has decided to open its Regional Office in Odisha.This will be the first Regional Office of CEPC to be established after its 60 years of…
The state government has started sending mangoes to Delhi, Bokaro, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi and other North Indian cities with Odisha harvesting a bumper crop. The state-run Dhenkanal Fruit and Vegetables Marketing Company Limited (DFVMCL), which collects and markets mango, is…
Odisha has achieved a record growth of around 13 percent in fish production during 2014-15, with total production of 4,67,076 tonnes against 4,13,889 tonnes in the previous fiscal, Fisheries and Animal Resource Development secretary Bishnupada Sethi said an additional area…
Akshaya Tritiya is an important festival for the people of Odisha which is generally observed on the third day of the bright half` of the lunar month of “Baisakha” of the traditional Hindu calendar. It is one of the four…
eKutir was awarded the first Grand Challenges India award supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,USAID – US Agency for International Development, and BIRAC, India to pilot the inter-linkages between agriculture and nutrition for a healthy living among the low-income…
A garden in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar is reserved exclusively for bamboo trees. The well-preserved garden is located inside the Medicinal Plant Knowledge Centre (MPKC) set up by the state government’s forest and environment department at Patrapara on the outskirts of…