Odisha Farmers quitting farming in a big way: Economic Survey 2019
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- Bhubaneswar: When the Odisha government is going gaga over the farmers and farming in Odisha post the KALIA scheme, a reality check by the Economic-Survey 2019-20 portrays in real the pangs felt by state farmers.
The Survey in no uncertain terms has virtually sounded a note of caution that farmers are quitting the farming profession in a big way.
As per the Economic Survey 2019-20, the net area sown in the State has shown a decline for the second consecutive year to touch 53.32 lakh hectares in 2018-19. In contrast, the fallow land (a land where crops are grown earlier but now no crops are being sown) has increased to 10.77 lakh hectares in 2018-19.
The reason: The Economic Survey says, "While the fluctuating tr...
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