Untimely rains

Double whammy for farmers: Rains, pest bring down yield

Though ample rains in June and July last year gave the growers high hopes of a bountiful season, excess rain activity in August and September harmed the crop during harvesting.

published on : 25th January 2022

Paddy sacks in Balangir await to be lifted amid untimely rain

Farmers in Balangir district are spending sleepless nights as untimely rains for last three days have posed difficulties for paddy lifting from the mandis to mills.

published on : 14th January 2022

Another farmer suicide in Odisha and no one knows why

The local administration was lightning quick to make an on-field assessment of the farm field where Kailash grew the crop in his village Uluma in Patrapur block of Ganjam.

published on : 7th December 2021