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  • Kharif crop situation essential in 11 districts in Odisha

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Even because the Agriculture Department has claimed that the general crop situation within the state is regular and cumulative rainfall is 10 per cent lower than regular, farmers of no less than 11 districts are observing crop loss on account of poor rainfall.

    With monsoon enjoying truant, deficit rainfall coupled with insufficient irrigation protection has created a drought-like scenario in Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Khurda, Kendraprara, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Puri and elements of Cuttack, Gajapati and Koraput districts. Weekly rainfall information from the primary week of June until August 16 states Nabarangpur district can have minimal irrigation services has a cumulative rainfall deficit of 40 per cent. Farmers of the district have misplaced hope as they discovered it troublesome to avoid wasting their crops.

    Farmers of Kalahandi, Ganjam and Khurda are additionally in a state of despair on account of erratic rainfall. With a cumulative rainfall deficit of 32 per cent, Ganjam district skilled 64 per cent much less precipitation in June adopted by 41 per cent in July and 31.66 per cent in August. Going by the rainfall sample within the state, the 11 affected districts haven’t obtained spell of rain in any of the weeks since June 1 until date.

    “More than 50 per cent of rainfed agricultural land remains uncultivated in Ganjam district. As paddy is the main crop, farmers are still waiting for rains to take up transplantation. They will have to wait till the first week of September to decide the next course of action,” mentioned Ganesh Nayak, a farmer of Sankhemundi block.

    The whole kharif crop protection within the state as on August 18, 2023, was 35.68 lakh hectares towards 36.57 lakh hectares throughout the corresponding interval final yr. Paddy crop protection within the state is round 28 lakh hectares this yr towards 32 lakh hectares final yr. The crop protection space has decreased on account of erratic rainfall adopted by crop injury on account of inundation and flooding within the coastal districts.

    Area protection beneath coarse cereals is relatively higher than final yr. Around 3.95 lakh hectare has been lined up to now towards 3.83 lakh hectare throughout this era final yr. “Transplantation of paddy crop is under progress in areas affected by flood. Intercultural operation in paddy is going on in areas where crop condition is normal. Overall crop condition is normal in many districts of the state,” mentioned an officer of the Agriculture Department.

    Enrolment for Kharif prolonged until August 25

    The state authorities on Tuesday additional prolonged the timeline for paddy procurement registration for the 2023-24 kharif advertising season by three extra days until August 25.“The last date for submitting applications for farmers’ registration for procurement of paddy (Kharif crop) is hereby extended till August 25, 2023,” mentioned order of the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare division.

    Intimating the time extension to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and all district collectors, the order said the final date of digitisation of types by societies engaged for paddy procurement has additionally been prolonged until August 31. The societies have been directed to generate a grasp farmer record for the procurement of paddy by September 30.

    BHUBANESWAR: Even because the Agriculture Department has claimed that the general crop situation within the state is regular and cumulative rainfall is 10 per cent lower than regular, farmers of no less than 11 districts are observing crop loss on account of poor rainfall.

    With monsoon enjoying truant, deficit rainfall coupled with insufficient irrigation protection has created a drought-like scenario in Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Khurda, Kendraprara, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Puri and elements of Cuttack, Gajapati and Koraput districts. Weekly rainfall information from the primary week of June until August 16 states Nabarangpur district can have minimal irrigation services has a cumulative rainfall deficit of 40 per cent. Farmers of the district have misplaced hope as they discovered it troublesome to avoid wasting their crops.

    Farmers of Kalahandi, Ganjam and Khurda are additionally in a state of despair on account of erratic rainfall. With a cumulative rainfall deficit of 32 per cent, Ganjam district skilled 64 per cent much less precipitation in June adopted by 41 per cent in July and 31.66 per cent in August. Going by the rainfall sample within the state, the 11 affected districts haven’t obtained spell of rain in any of the weeks since June 1 until date.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “More than 50 per cent of rainfed agricultural land remains uncultivated in Ganjam district. As paddy is the main crop, farmers are still waiting for rains to take up transplantation. They will have to wait till the first week of September to decide the next course of action,” mentioned Ganesh Nayak, a farmer of Sankhemundi block.

    The whole kharif crop protection within the state as on August 18, 2023, was 35.68 lakh hectares towards 36.57 lakh hectares throughout the corresponding interval final yr. Paddy crop protection within the state is round 28 lakh hectares this yr towards 32 lakh hectares final yr. The crop protection space has decreased on account of erratic rainfall adopted by crop injury on account of inundation and flooding within the coastal districts.

    Area protection beneath coarse cereals is relatively higher than final yr. Around 3.95 lakh hectare has been lined up to now towards 3.83 lakh hectare throughout this era final yr. “Transplantation of paddy crop is under progress in areas affected by flood. Intercultural operation in paddy is going on in areas where crop condition is normal. Overall crop condition is normal in many districts of the state,” mentioned an officer of the Agriculture Department.

    Enrolment for Kharif prolonged until August 25

    The state authorities on Tuesday additional prolonged the timeline for paddy procurement registration for the 2023-24 kharif advertising season by three extra days until August 25.“The last date for submitting applications for farmers’ registration for procurement of paddy (Kharif crop) is hereby extended till August 25, 2023,” mentioned order of the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare division.

    Intimating the time extension to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and all district collectors, the order said the final date of digitisation of types by societies engaged for paddy procurement has additionally been prolonged until August 31. The societies have been directed to generate a grasp farmer record for the procurement of paddy by September 30.

  • Kozhikode, Wayanad document Rs 2.8-corer crop loss

    By Express News Service

    KOZHIKODE:  Damage to crops has been registered in numerous elements of Kozhikode and Wayanad districts because of summer time rain which have been lashing since Saturday night time. The Kozhikode district alone has registered an agricultural lack of Rs 2.8 crore on account of the final 4 days’ rain. The rain severely affected crops, particularly plantains, greens, espresso, pepper vines, rubber, areca nut palms and coconut palms in these districts.

    The officers from the agricultural division right here have stated the rain has affected greater than 1000 farmers. More than 25.23 hectares of land have been destroyed through the summer time rain. Plantain farmers had been the worst hit. Vegetables grown on completely different farms masking greater than 10 hectares had been destroyed within the rain, the officers stated.

    In Kuttikkattoor panchayat, a home partially collapsed inflicting harm to the dwelling household. The injured are present process therapy at Kozhikode Government Medical College. The solely aid was for the wildlife on the Kerala-Karnataka border, together with the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Production of crops like lemongrass and turmeric underneath MNREGA program underneath technical steering of KVK

    In the Tribes India Adi Festival organized from February 1 to February 15 underneath the joint aegis of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, the District of Korea has made a robust presence with agricultural merchandise. Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mr. Vijay Kumar and Engineer, and so on. Kamlesh Kumar Singh has additionally been joined by two tribal farmers of Koriya district.
    Raw agricultural merchandise, horticulture, cultivation merchandise, beekeeping, native cow milk from tribal farmers included within the Korea Agro Producers Company Limited, fashioned underneath the cooperation of the district administration and technical steering of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, underneath the management of Collector Shri SN Rathore. After amassing the and so on., pure and indigenous merchandise have been ready in numerous worth addition and processing items established by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Korea. These merchandise embody indigenous fragrant rice (jeeraful, ranikajal, lohndi, lalu) native rice- (ketki, chhindamouri, karahani, khirasar, narapati) deshi dal (arhar, gram, kulthi, moong, lentils and so on.) pure honey- (karanja, wild Forest basil, mustard) Sangadh oil (Lemongrass, Satronella, Palmarosa) Lemongrass tea leaf, Handmade soap- (Lemongrass and Sindur, Lemongrass and turmeric, Palmarosa and Sindur, Palmarosa and turmeric), Agarbatti (Lemongrass and Satronella), Sweet potato flour , A-toe ghee, dried mushrooms and mushroom powder and so on. merchandise of indigenous cow. For show and sale in entrance of residents from throughout the nation on the Adi Mahotsav, organized by Indian Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Association Maryadit (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India) in New Delhi from 1st to fifteenth February with high quality certification by packing stunning merchandise. Becoming accessible It is noteworthy that Lemongrass and turmeric on vacant land underneath the MNREGA scheme’s fall land improvement program by the district administration to offer new strategies of farming and new technique of revenue to tribal farmers of the district, and conventional agriculture For instance, the manufacturing of crops is being inspired.

  • CM said- farmers do not worry at all, the government is fully with them

    Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that the farmers affected due to floods and insects in the state will be compensated for their entire damaged crop. Although the state of the economy is bad due to the Kovid crisis in the state, but no core will be left to help the farmers. He was reviewing the crop that was damaged due to floods and insects on Monday.

    The CM said that he has urged the Prime Minister and Union Ministers in this regard. A team of ministers and officials will be sent to the central government for its followup. Farmers will get adequate assistance as soon as possible. Farmers should not worry at all, the government is fully with them. Survey of damage to crops in the state has been completed. A central government team has also been surveyed in this regard.

    Principal Secretary of Revenue Manish Rastogi said that 39.95 lakh hectare area has been affected in the state, for which compensation of about 4000 crores is expected. Out of this, 37 lakh hectare area has suffered more than 33 percent loss. An amount of Rs 2487.21 crore has been sought from the Central Government for the damage to crops in 34.87 lakh hectares.