Sundargarh units goal to switch paddy with resilient crops in upland

By Express News Service

ROURKELA:  The rain-fed Sundargarh district has set a goal to cut back paddy farming within the upland by 17,000 hectare (ha) and exchange with extra resilient crops like pulses and oilseeds in subsequent two years.  
At 1.63 lakh ha, Sundargarh’s upland accounts for round 52 per cent of the district’s whole cultivable land of three.09 lakh ha of which 76,000 ha is used to develop water-intensive paddy crop in the course of the kharif season. Currently, the entire paddy space stands at 2.04 lakh ha.  

Chief district agriculture officer (CDAO) Birendra Behera mentioned the normal follow of paddy cultivation on the upland is proving to be dangerous with monsoon typically enjoying truant. Both the Central and State governments insist on shifting to non-paddy crops on highland. The district goals to cut back paddy cultivation space on highland by 17,000 ha in two years. Farmers can be inspired to develop pulses and oilseeds on the 17,000 ha as these crops are extra resilient and able to surviving on soil moisture.  

The CDAO additional knowledgeable that pulses together with arhar, biri and moong have been grown over 31,944 ha within the ongoing kharif season. Similarly, oilseeds together with sesame, til and groundnut have been cultivated on 11,688 ha. In majority of the blocks, the climatic and soil situations are perfect for pulses and oilseeds. Only Bonai and Hemgir blocks have crimson and laterite soil with excessive acidic situation in a lot of the areas and therefore, haven’t any scope for enlargement of oilseeds and pulses. 

The common manufacturing of pulses in Sundargarh is round 6.2 quintal per ha and oilseeds like sesame, til and mustard fetch a mean of seven quintal per ha. The common manufacturing of groundnut is round 15 quintal. “Sundargarh’s average yield of pulses and oilseeds except groundnut is below the national and State average. But it can easily go up with intensive cultivation. Even with the low yield, farmers are not discouraged as cultivation of these crops costs less,” Behera added.

Meanwhile, a Central group underneath the National Food Security Mission led by agriculture skilled Dr Arbind Kumar wrapped up its two-day go to to Sundargarh on Thursday. The group visited Subdega, Balishankara, Kutra and Kuanrmunda blocks to watch and assess implementation of Central help on finishing up demonstration programmes for cultivation of paddy, moong, biri, arhar and groundnut over 1,584 ha. 

ROURKELA:  The rain-fed Sundargarh district has set a goal to cut back paddy farming within the upland by 17,000 hectare (ha) and exchange with extra resilient crops like pulses and oilseeds in subsequent two years.  
At 1.63 lakh ha, Sundargarh’s upland accounts for round 52 per cent of the district’s whole cultivable land of three.09 lakh ha of which 76,000 ha is used to develop water-intensive paddy crop in the course of the kharif season. Currently, the entire paddy space stands at 2.04 lakh ha.  

Chief district agriculture officer (CDAO) Birendra Behera mentioned the normal follow of paddy cultivation on the upland is proving to be dangerous with monsoon typically enjoying truant. Both the Central and State governments insist on shifting to non-paddy crops on highland. The district goals to cut back paddy cultivation space on highland by 17,000 ha in two years. Farmers can be inspired to develop pulses and oilseeds on the 17,000 ha as these crops are extra resilient and able to surviving on soil moisture.  

The CDAO additional knowledgeable that pulses together with arhar, biri and moong have been grown over 31,944 ha within the ongoing kharif season. Similarly, oilseeds together with sesame, til and groundnut have been cultivated on 11,688 ha. In majority of the blocks, the climatic and soil situations are perfect for pulses and oilseeds. Only Bonai and Hemgir blocks have crimson and laterite soil with excessive acidic situation in a lot of the areas and therefore, haven’t any scope for enlargement of oilseeds and pulses. 

The common manufacturing of pulses in Sundargarh is round 6.2 quintal per ha and oilseeds like sesame, til and mustard fetch a mean of seven quintal per ha. The common manufacturing of groundnut is round 15 quintal. “Sundargarh’s average yield of pulses and oilseeds except groundnut is below the national and State average. But it can easily go up with intensive cultivation. Even with the low yield, farmers are not discouraged as cultivation of these crops costs less,” Behera added.

Meanwhile, a Central group underneath the National Food Security Mission led by agriculture skilled Dr Arbind Kumar wrapped up its two-day go to to Sundargarh on Thursday. The group visited Subdega, Balishankara, Kutra and Kuanrmunda blocks to watch and assess implementation of Central help on finishing up demonstration programmes for cultivation of paddy, moong, biri, arhar and groundnut over 1,584 ha.