BHUBANESWAR: A latest research has shown that rice grown in Odisha does not have arsenic content. Unlike those produced in China or even in neighbouring West Bengal, rice from the State is found ...

For centuries, the people of Odisha have turned to pakhala – a fermented rice dish – to beat the heat. Now it's gaining ...

Once considered the rice bowl of the state, Bargarh district in western Odisha is now facing an agrarian crisis. With 27 farmer suicides last year, the district has recorded the highest number of ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a significant breakthrough, agriculture scientists in Odisha have developed three new rice varieties that would withstand impacts of climate change. These climate-resilient ...

Because of the integrated rice-fish system, developed by the Orissa-based Central Rice Research Institute ... popular varieties of fish such as catla and rohu are bred in the paddy field.

Agriculture scientist S R Das, who has developed 52 mega rice varieties, and varieties developed by him are cultivated in 70 per cent of rice fields of Odisha while Pratikshya, one of his popular ...

Yvonne Pinto, director-general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), recently visited mechanised direct seeded rice (mech-DSR) clusters in Puri. Mech-DSR is a rice production method ...

Bhubaneswar, May 27: Researchers at the Odisha University of Agriculture Technology (OUAT) have expressed concern over losing farmland meant for crops, especially rice varieties, to the expanding ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s indigenous black rice variety, known as Kalabati, is emerging as a powerful weapon in the battle against malnutrition, thanks to its exceptional nutritional profile and ...

BHUBANESHWAR: Odisha govt has increased area coverage for rice fallow management by five-fold this season compared to last season’s 70,000 hectares under this programme. So far it has covered 3. ...

CR Dhan 810 (Gayatri Sub-1) is a submergence tolerant rice variety, released for rain-fed shallow lowland conditions of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam. It has a maturity duration of about 150 days ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s indigenous black rice variety, known as Kalabati, is emerging as a powerful weapon in the battle against malnutrition, thanks to its exceptional nutritional profile and ...