The Odisha State Farmers’ Development Cooperative Society limited in collaboration with the Coconut Development Board and IMAGE, Bhubaneswar organised a two-day training-cum-awareness campaign on “Prosperity of Coconut in Odisha and Sriphala Aviyan” on December 24 and 25 last here.
Management in charge of OSFDCS Kalyan Kumar Chatterjee presided over the meeting, while agricultural advisor Meenaketan Jena delivered welcome address. Several technical experts and dignitaries spoke on the emerging opportunities, prosperity and marketing challenges of coconut cultivation in Odisha.
Among others, former advisor and chairman of OSFDCS Amiya Kumar Pattnaik, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Ganjam Bhagaban Sahu, ADH-Brahmapur Sarat Behera, Editor ‘Nabeen’ Rabi Rath, DDA Agriculture, Ganjam Aparthi Sethi, Deputy Director of Coconut Development Board E Aravazhi, Deputy Director of IMAGE Ganesh Prasad Das and several other technical experts attended. The programme was coordinated by D Narayan, while District Programme Coordinator of Ganjam OSFDCS Subash Rout offered vote of thanks.