The State Government has to develop agro-based industries and marketing of agricultural products for development of agriculture and farmers,” said experts here on Thursday attending a programme organised by the Orissa Krushak Samaj (OKS) on the occasion of the World Food Day.
Guests like former CBI Special Judge HB Das, Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Director Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, agriculture scientist Dr Khageswar Pradhan, Odisha University of Agriculture Technology (OUAT) Vice-Chancellor Manoranjan Kar and noted economist Sarat Chandra Bhadra discussed about this year’s theme “Feeding the world, caring for the Earth” and advised the people for family farming to reduce food shortage in the country.
OKS chairman Dr Purna Chandra Mohanty demanded hike in insurance amount for farmers, setting up of a high-level committee to evaluation of agricultural products and construction of cold storages, godowns and food processing units in the State.
On the occasion of the World Food Day, agriculture-related stalls of OUAT, State Bank of India (SBI), CRRI, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) were installed for exhibition in the city. More than 50 farmers of West Bengal and over 500 farmers of different areas of the State attended the programme.