New agricultural policy in Odisha: Organic farming to be prioritized, yield to be increased

Bhubaneswar: Steps will be taken to increase agricultural production under the new agricultural policy in Odisha, said the Deputy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo.

The Deputy CM further said that, organic farming will be given importance in the new agricultural policy. The government will make arrangements to send the produce of farmers to foreign markets. Dedicated cargo flights should be used for this. The state government is thus planning to bring a new agricultural policy soon.

Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo gave this information while participating as the Chief Guest in an Agricultural workshop.

He also said that people’s health is deteriorating due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers while growing crops. Therefore, farmers should be attracted towards organic farming as much as possible these days. If farmers are provided with irrigation facilities, their production will increase and their income will increase.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that this will also eliminate the problem of drought. In addition, the government is providing assistance to farmers with cows, goats and chickens etc. The minister said that farmers will have to be made aware of the need to increase livestock production under the new agricultural policy in Odisha. Therefore, the government will bring a new agricultural policy with the joint efforts of all departments related to agriculture.