Agragamee, Kashipur, in collaboration with Rosa luxemburg Stiftung, Germany, organised a State level organic farmers convention here on October 27. Over 300 farmers from different parts Odisha mostly on tribal areas, besides policy makers, senior bureaucrats, agriculture scientists, researchers, NGOs, academics, civil society organisations participated.
Development Commissioner R.Balakrishnan inaugurated it and laid stress on organic cultivation and millets farming. He said that the Government has already taken steps to promote organic cultivation by implementing Parmarika Krushic Vikash Yojana and Millet Mission in Odisha.
Distinguished food and trade policy analyst Devendra Sharma spoke about agrarian crisis all over India. Director, Agragamee Achyut Das said about the objective of the convention.
Technical sessions were held. Experts like environmentalist Prof Radhamahan, Member -Secretary, CYSD Jagadanand, organic farmer and conservationist Natabar Sarangi, natural farmer from Madhya Pradesh Raju Titus, former Secretary of Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh Pravash Sharma, CEO, National Rainfed Area, Ashok Dalwai, CEO, Coalition for Food and Nutrition Security, Basant Kumar Kar, OSD, Department of GA, Odisha Manoj Ahuja, Prof Prabhu Charan lenka, and Agriculture Production Commissioner, Odisha GK Dhal among others spoke.