Odisha has received the prestigious ‘Krishi Karman Samman’ for 2013-14 as the best performing state in overall agricultural production in the country. The State received the Award for the second time and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Award…
The gap between research and the application of new technologies or management practices on farmers’ fields often results because farmers do not receive timely information about emerging research outputs, technologies or improved practices. Innovative new methods of linking research, products,…
A very nice way of wishing all Indians a republic day message from Kalahandi in Odisha from the farm lands. It shows the scheme of Swachh Bharat too and sends a message together we can.
Odisha has been nominated for ‘Krishi Karman Samman’ for 2013-14 as the best performing state in overall agricultural production in the country. Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh has written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to inform him about the award.…
In Odisha’s rural hinterland, ‘Pathe Paathshaalaa’— a school on the move for farmers — is creating the buzz on how laboratory wisdom is transferred to farmers involved in agriculture, fishery and livestock farming. The sight of pastoralists and marginal farmers…
As part of its efforts to become self-sufficient in potato production, the Odisha government has sought the support of International Potato Center (CIP), headquartered in Lima, Peru. The government will initiate a project ‘Sustainable intensification of potato in rice-based systems in…
Odisha will soon get its second Agriculture University in the poverty stricken KBK (Kalahandi- Balangir-Koraput) region of the state. The existing Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) could accommodate only 1,808 students in an academic year, he said. OUAT,…
The Sunday morning in July marked the fifth straight day of rain in the fecund foothills of the Niyamgiri range in western Odisha’s Rayagada district. The delayed showers heralded the year’s busiest period for ecologist Debal Deb and his right-hand…
The state is set to have a veterinary university to help improve its fish and animal resources. Twelve states of the country have such universities. “The OUAT has already submitted a detailed proposal to the chief minister and it will…