The Mayurbanj district administration has set a target to collect 147 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy from farmers during the current year, 2017-18.
The target was set against an estimate that about 156 metric tonnes of paddy would be produced in the district during the year.
The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held at the DRDA conference hall here on Thursday. Among others, Mayurbhanj Zilla Parishad President Sujata
Murmu, Baripada Sadar Sub-Collector Md Abdul Akhtar, Kaptipada Sub-Collector Prabhat Kumar Mohapatra, Bamanghaty Sub-Collector Jnanaranjan Bhanjdeo, Panchpeedh Sub-Collector Sarat Kumar Purohit attended the meeting. District Civil Supply Officer Kishore Kumar Patra presented a detailed picture of the district’s agricultural scenario.