Farm and Crop

Overview

Climate-smart and organic farming, millet promotion, and farmer producer groups across Angul and neighbouring districts.

Farm mechanization training

Farm School session

Line transplanting demonstration, Banarpal Block, Angul

1Micro Entrepreneurship Development Programme (MEDP) for Women's SHGs on millet-based food processing, under NABARD
2Promotion of mechanized Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) with the Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, reaching 320+ Women's Self-Help Groups
3Jackfruit cultivation, grafting, and value-addition awareness (World Jackfruit Day observances)
4Organic and natural farming training — vermicompost, jeevamruta, beejamruta preparation
5Formation of Farmer Producer Groups and seed treatment campaigns ("Bihan Bishodhan Abhijan")
6Line transplanting of millets (ragi) and scented aromatic paddy varieties

8 dedicated stories from the field — pick one to read the full write-up.

Straight rows, stronger stands — a simple change in how paddy goes into the ground that's reshaped harvests across Angul and Balangir since 2013.

Less seed, less water, wider spacing — proof that a lighter footprint can still mean a heavier harvest.

Chemical-free and women-led — turning kitchen plots and SHG land into a source of both healthier food and steadier income.

A healthy crop starts before a single seed touches the soil.

Farmers and government officials, side by side, learning to make next season's seed the strongest part of the crop.

From spore to sale — a low-cost crop that turns a spare room into a small enterprise.

Putting nutrition back on the family plate first — before the surplus ever reaches the market.

Farmers teaching farmers — the oldest extension method in the book is still one of the most effective.