With the facilitation of Adani Foundation, Dhamra site, the kharif paddy line transplanting have been undertaken in collaboration with Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment Department, Bhadrak under the scheme of Promotion of “Improved Package of Practices of State Plan 2020-21”.
The paddy line transplanting program of 60.0 Ha (150 Acre) have been carried out by 99 small & marginal farmers of Oramal, Chianipai, Balisahi, Sompatia, Rabindranagar & Bidyutprava villages of Dosinga GP in contiguous patch basis, the foundation said.
The hand holding and field based training was imparted to the paddy growers by Adani Foundation through Farmers Field School in technical guidance of KVK, Bhadrak.
The Govt. scheme was introduced first time in the port periphery villages and successfully executed by the farmers followed by the principle of SRI technology.
Considering the operational guidelines of State Plan 2020, the farmer ID have been received by the farmers over SMS and an incentive of Rs. 1300 per Ha will be paid to the farmers after joint verification of departmental officials and crop cutting of paddy field.
