Tag: Pest Attack

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If proved spurious, book persons behind sale of pesticide: Panchayati Raj Minister

Bhubaneswar: Reacting on the allegations that spurious pesticides are responsible for crop loss due to pest attack in Odisha, Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy today said that action should be taken against the persons responsible. “The persons selling the pesticide and the concerned authorities should be arrested, if it is found spurious, and they should […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Pest Menace: Farmers, including sharecroppers, to get compensation

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi today issued guidelines to all the district collectors on allocation of compensation for crop loss due to pest attack. The agriculture input subsidy will be provided to actual farmers, including share croppers and lessees.  Farmers allotted land under the Forest Rights Act will also be provided the subsidy. […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Pradhan seeks Centre’s intervention to tackle pest menace

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday urged the Centre to send a fact-finding team to take stock of the massive crop damage caused by the pests and drought in several parts of Odisha. In a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Pradhan has stated that crops in 1.8 lakh hectares of land […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Farmers lend a helping hand to Brunda Sahu’s family

Bargarh: With resentment brewing over crop loss due to pest attacks, farmers in Bargarh district joined hands to support the family members of deceased Brunda Sahu who had committed suicide on November 1. A delegation of local farmers from Pradhanpalli under Bheden block has provided some monetary assistance to the family of the deceased. “From […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Pest menace: Another farmer ends life in Bargarh

Bargarh: Disturbed over damages to crops due to pest attack, another farmer has committed suicide in Bargarh district. The deceased has been identified as P.Nabin Kumar of Nuakhairpali village. According to reports, Kumar had consumed pesticides after visiting his agricultural field on Saturday and died while undergoing treatment at Burla hospital today. Family members alleged […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Brunda Sahu suicide: Farmers' leaders demand Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia

Bargarh: Leaders of the farmers’ body Nabanirman Krusak Sangathan (NKS) today demanded an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for family members of Brunda Sahu, who committed suicide on Wednesday over crop damage due to pest attack. NKS convener Akshay Kumar stated the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund should provide compensation to protect the interest of farmers. […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Odisha govt seeks report on damage of crops due to pest attack

Bhubaneswar: The Revenue & Disaster Management Department on Wednesday instructed District Collectors of eight districts to submit a detailed report on the damage of crops due to pest attack, following the suicide of a farmer in Bargarh district after torching his pest-affected crops. In a letter to district collectors of Bargarh, Bolangir, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Koraput, […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Nature's fury hits Kalahandi farmers twice this year

Kalahandi: They blame their fate for the flood and the present drought-like situation which dampened their hopes of getting good yield this year. After their crops were damaged by flood in July-August this year, farmers of the Kalahandi district are now battling with water crisis and pest attack. They have been experiencing a dry spell […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
Odisha asks collectors to adopt pest management to save crop

Bhubaneswar: With brown planthopper affecting paddy cultivation in about 1.78 lakh hectares of agricultural land in the state, Odisha government today asked the collectors of 22 districts to take up pest management measures to prevent the further spread of pest attack. The state government activated its machinery after pest attack reports were received from nine […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Maize cultivation in Kalahandi under pest attack

Kalahandi: Following reports of Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation in acres of maize cultivation in Sundergarh, the hitherto unseen insect has now started infesting maize crops in several regions of Kalahandi district. After receiving complaints from maize cultivators in Narla and Golmunda about the damage caused to their crops by some unknown bugs, the Agriculture department […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Pest Attack, A Double Whammy For Covid Crisis-Hit Farmers Of Ganjam

Berhampur: After bearing the brunt of Covid-19 crisis, pest attack on standing paddy crops has emerged to be a cause of huge concern for farmers in Ganjam district. As per reports, caseworms (Nali Poka or Patrakhia Poka) have damaged major portion of standing crops which were in growing stage in Pratappur, Kudutai, Gereda and some […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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