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Abstract
Odisha is predominantly an agricultural state with a cultivated area of 90.54 lakhs ha and average production of 25.44 million tons. Koraput district comes under Eastern Ghats high land type agroecological zone...
Highlights
Odisha is predominantly an agricultural state with a cultivated area of 90.54 lakhs ha and average production of 25.44 million tons
They yielded 3.4 quintals/ acre from their own variety of bati mandia following traditional practices and 20.55 quintals/ acre from the improved variety i.e. KMR-204 following System of Millet Intensification (SMI) method and improved cultivation practices (Table 2 & 3). They never dreamt of getting such a bumper yield from the improved variety. She is convinced that she will use the seeds of this variety in coming years and say others to follow the same practice
The study clearly reveals that millet is not a poor man’s crop
Summary
Odisha is predominantly an agricultural state with a cultivated area of 90.54 lakhs ha and average production of 25.44 million tons. The district enjoys tropical climate characterized by hot summer (20.5°C to 38°C), cold winters (12 °C to 29 °C and rainy seasons (19 °C to 28 °C). The summer season commences from March and continues till middle of June. It is observed that about 80% of the total annual rainfall takes place due to south-west monsoon between the middle of June and mid-October. The north east monsoon gives erratic and insufficient rainfall. The district is having high rainfall, the number of rainy days is restricted to 70-80 days/ annum. The total geographical area is 8,807 Sq. Km. The main sources of irrigation are canals, rivers, farm ponds, dug wells to net sown area of the district.
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