Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal for provision of Rs 48194.08 lakh for implementation of “Intensive Agriculture Programme Including Revival and Sustainable Intensification of Forgotten Crops under Crop Diversification Programme” scheme for coming five years which includes new initiative “Mukhyamantri Maka Mission (MMM)”.
The scheme will be implemented in a more scientific and progressive way which now envisages ease of doing for enhancement of area, production, and productivity of Pulses, Oilseeds, Fibre crops (Cotton and Jute) & Maize.
It aims at strengthening the Farmers’ Producers’ Organization, WSHG, FIGs for aggregation, marketing, seed rerolling in the State and increase their economic standards with larger benefits.
The scheme includes “Mukhyamantri Maka Mission (MMM)” in which it has been proposed to enhance the production and productivity of Maize and improve the value chain of Maize marketing.
It will provide ample scope for employment generation in the rural areas and augmentation in the income of the farmers in the State in Agriculture & Allied sectors. The potential of the State under Agriculture and Allied Sectors shall be exploited.
This will result in rapid modernisation of Agriculture sector tendering new adoption of new Agriculture technology in the farmer’s field.
