Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- The Odisha Government has unveiled its Kharif strategy for 2025, aiming to cultivate crops on approximately 58.5 lakh hectares of land.
The crop-wise area allocation includesPaddy: 35.95 lakh hectares,Pulses: 6.10 lakh hectares, Oilseeds: 2.25 lakh hectares,Millets: 2.60 lakh hectares,Maize: 2.70 lakh hectares,Cotton and other fibre crops: 2.54 lakh hectares,Spices: 1.15 lakh hectares and Vegetables and other crops: 5 lakh hectares
In Odisha, Kharif season crops primarily comprise paddy, maize, pulses, oilseeds, millets (mandia), and cotton.
However,Paddy remains the principal food crop, and the strategy emphasizes seed distribution, material management, mechanization, and disease and pest control measures for its ...