The State Government will soon declare a new agriculture policy. "The draft for the new policy has already been prepared and it will be placed before the State Cabinet for approval", Arabinda Padhi, Director of Agriculture and Food Production, said. The new policy would lay thrust on sustainability and protection of environment, Padhi said.
Attending the district Collectors' conference under Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern division) at Berhampur on Monday, Padhi said the district Collectors were sensitised about different programmes being implemented by the State Government. They have been asked to prepare prospective agriculture plan in the district level to achieve the growth rate at four per cent by the end of the five-year plan, Padhi said.
Claiming that the State had achieved the highest ever food grain production in 2007-08 at 91.90 lakh tonnes, the agriculture director said the Government aimed to increase the same to 10 million tonnes in 2008-09.
The Government has also decided to establish seed processing plants in each district by the end of 2009-10. "At least three such units in Kendrapara, Jharsuguda and Gajapati districts would be established this year," he said. At least five de-humidified chambers (DHCs) would be set up in the state in the next three years to preserve the sensitive seeds to maintain its quality. The DHCs would be set up at Berhampur, Balasore, Jeypore, Angul and Bargarh, Padhi added.
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