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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Agriculture department draws up kharif plan

Agriculture department draws up kharif plan

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published Published on Jul 1, 2010   modified Modified on Jul 1, 2010

SAMBALPUR: In order to tide over prevailing food crisis, Agriculture Department has embarked on an ambitious plan to boost farm output in the district during the ensuing kharif.

As per available data, paddy will be cultivated on 1,04,500 hectares of land during the forthcoming kharif against 99,533 hectares last time.

The department will give special emphasis for cultivation of high-yielding variety (HYV) of paddy to augment production.

As per plan, high-yielding variety paddy will be sown on 1,04,200 hectares compared to 99,164 hectares last kharif. Accordingly, the department has decided to discourage growing of local paddy.

A target has been set to grow local paddy only on 300 hectares compared to 369 hectares last season.

Besides, steps have been taken to supply 13237.10 quintals of paddy seeds during this kharif as against supply of 12791.70 quintals last season.

As the spiraling price of pulses has become headache for the consumers, the department has taken special measures for enhancing pulses production during this kharif.

The department has set a target to grow pulses on 34,915 hectares of land compared to 34, 614 hectares last time. In a bid to encourage farmers, the department has decided to supply 58.78 per cent more pulses seeds this time compared to that last year.

Accordingly a plan has been drawn up to supply 166.43 quintals of pulses seeds, including ‘arhar’, ‘mung’ and ‘biri’, to the farmers as against supply of 104.82 quintals during the last kharif. Moreover, vegetables, including sweet potato, will be grown on 26,219 hectares this year compared to 23,913 hectares last time.

This apart, special attention will be given for sufficient supply of chemical fertiliser for enhancing agricultural production and accordingly steps have been taken to supply 53.63 per cent more fertiliser during this kharif season compared to that last year.

Total 43,350 MT of chemical fertiliser, including urea, DAP and GAP 28:28:0, will be supplied during the current season as against 28,216 MT last year.


Express News Service, 1 July, 2010, http://expressbuzz.com/states/orissa/agriculture-department-draws-up-kharif-plan/186115.html


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