Question

Q. You recently visited

Orissa. You were very

much impressed by

Odisha art. Write a

diary entry in about

100 to 120 words on

the topic ‘Crop

production in Odisha’.​

Answer 1

Answer:

I didn't see crops in Odisha

Answer 2

Answer:

The extent of India's regional disparities has been an issue for many decades, and this concern has been partly motivated by a desire to alleviate poverty. Agriculture remains an important feature of the economic, cultural, and political landscape in India. Orissa is one of the poorest States in India. Over the last four decades, there has been stagnation in agriculture in Orissa. During the period of 1991 to 2008, the growth rate of agriculture in Orissa was lower than all of India. Orissa's agriculture is highly concentrated in low productive and high water consuming paddy cultivation; with little diversification towards pulses, oilseeds, and other high value crops (HVCs): including sugarcane, fruits, and vegetables etc. that fetch higher net returns. It is also characterized by low use of fertilizer, energy, and irrigation per unit area compared to other states. There is a need for an increase in the area under certified seed, irrigation, and other productivity enhancing inputs to increase farmers' income in all crops. There are perceptible regional disparities; with the Coastal Plain having a distinct advantage in agricultural production compared to the Central Table Land region, Northern Plateau, and Eastern Ghats regions; as better initial socio-economic conditions in the Coastal Plains in 1971 are having a positive influence in growth in later years. Significant income gains are possible through crop diversification from paddy to pulses, oilseeds, and HVCs in upland rain fed areas in the kharif (rainy) season; if proper drainage, as well as institutional and policy support, is provided in the Eastern Ghats and Northern Plateau of Orissa.

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