Bhubaneswar: Farmers in Odisha will not be required to have an AgriStack ID to register for paddy procurement, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said on Sunday, clarifying that the digital identification will not be mandatory for the registration process.
Patra said that a total of 5,093 farmers have so far registered for paddy procurement, of whom 3,108 have an AgriStack ID.
“Till today, a total of 5,093 farmers have registered for paddy procurement, of whom 3,108 have also registered for an AgriStack ID. We are not making the AgriStack ID compulsory. If a farmer does not have an AgriStack ID, they can still register for paddy procurement and there will be no issue,” Patra told reporters.
The minister also clarified that sharecroppers can register for paddy procurement.
“Sharecroppers have also registered,” he said.
