Even though sharecropping has no legal sanctity in Odisha and the system continues with informal arrangements, Ranendra Swain submitted a report on the number of sharecroppers in the Bhadrak district.
Before growing crops, the first thing that comes to a farmer’s mind is the nutrient quality of soil. Considering this, the Central government launched Soil Health Card Scheme in 2015. The scheme was introduced to assist the States in issuing soil health cards to farmers across the country.
Now, with the 2024 General Elections coming soon, political parties have once again started playing politics to gain people’s votes through various ‘fake’ promises on the sugar mill.
Upset over paddy procurement through katni chhatni system, aggrieved farmers across the state have taken to the street.
Small-scale producers are critical for global food security, producing as much as 80 per cent of the food consumed in regions such as Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Till now the government has disbursed 11 installments to farmers under the scheme.
According to sources, four farmers hailing from Koraput, Jagatsinghpur and Puri districts have been finalised to attend the expo.
Farmers have no option but to purchase fertilizers by paying a hefty price to save the crops remaining after the spate of floods in the state. This is the time to spray fertilizers. Purchasing fertilizers at an overpriced rate due to the shortage is a big challenge for farmers.
A farmer Kartik Panda said, “We have been roaming around for fertilizers, but there is severe shortage. So, we have been going from one shop to another shop.”
Meanwhile, farmers have requested the state government to waive off farm loans. Else, they have no other option but to commit suicide.
The heavy security measures led to massive traffic snarls across the city. Police also put up cemented barricades to avoid any untoward incident.
“In case of farming sector, benefits don’t come overnight as it takes time to get results. The Central government had implemented several schemes and initiatives in the last eight years and they have started paying dividends now,” said the Union Minister.
A sum of Rs 804 crore was deposited in the bank accounts of over 40 lakh small and marginal farmers.
After devastation wreaked by the Cyclonic storm Jawad, mandi mismanagement in many districts of Odisha has provided ample opportunity for dalals to rob the farmers of their money hard-earned from harvested crops.
As if the devastation caused to the paddy and vegetable crops by cyclone ‘Jawad’ induced heavy rain was not enough, the recent two-day-long downpour triggered by a trap-line has dealt a severe blow to the farmers in the State.
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