Odisha Farmers

The Chief Secretary, Aditya Prasad Padhi on Thursday informed that the Central Government has provided Rs 800 crores as central assistance in crop insurance to the farmers affected by last year’s drought in Odisha. The received crop…

Bhubaneswar, Dec 21: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday attacked the Odisha government on the state's drought situation, demanding a judicial probe into suicides by distressed farmers. "Instead of making it a prestige…

Sambalpur, Nov 30: As the global leaders prepare to strike a new deal to fight climate change during the Conference of Parties 21 (CoP21) meeting at Paris that starts today, villagers from drought affected districts of Nuapada and Bargarh…

Ramanaguda, Nov 17: The members of Odisha Union of Working Journalists(OUWJ)-Rayagada Chapter observed the National Press Day in the amidst hundred of farmers from several villages of Ramanaguda. The farmers present brusted sheer anger…

Koaraput, Nov 3: Hundreds of farmers gheraoed the office of the Deputy Director’s of Agriculture (DDA) office in  Jeypore demanding drought package on Monday. A team of farmers from Ranigarh and KBD Gram Panchayat came to DDA office led by…

Balangir, Oct 28: One more farmer of Balangir district has committed suicide by consuming pesticide. Pari Nag, 40 of Batharla village of Gandharla Gram panchayat in Bangomunda block had cultivated 3 acres of land out of which 1 acre was…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: Two farmers who consumed poison due to crop losses died on Tuesday in Bolangir district of Odisha, taking the death toll in such cases in the last 48 hours in the state to nine. Krutibash Gahir of Ramudu village…