Write a short note of 1 and 1/2 page on traditional agricultural practices in Odisha...
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The blunt observation made in the ECONOMIC SURVEY_2015-16 that “Indian agriculture, is in a way, a victim of its own past success-especially the celebrated green revolution”, reflect the dark side of the agriculture sector at present and the chaos has been wrecked by the green revolution. The green revolution, which is often characterised by the introduction of high-yielding variety of seeds and fertilisers, undoubtedly increased the productivity of land considerably. But the growth in the productivity has been stagnant in recent years, resulting in a significant decline in the income of farmers. There have also been negative environmental effects in the form of depleting water table, emission of greenhouse gases, and the contamination of surface and ground water. Needless to say, the agriculture sector is in a state of distress, which is severely affecting peasants and marginal farmers, and urgent policy interventions are required to protect their interests.
Hence with an objective of promoting sustainable agriculture by promoting traditional farming and linking the farmers to the state and centre entitlements related to Agriculture, an agriculture intervention was initiated in Harbhanga Block, District Boudh and to reach reaching more than 10,000 farmers to understand agriculture related entitlements and its governance challenges, so that we can move ahead from 1 crop to 2nd or multiple crops by using sustainable water recharge an traditional agriculture methods or practices. to enhance the productivity of existing crop, to convert single crop farm land into double & multi cropping and to provide irrigation to mostly rain fed agriculture under AAEM, Boudh an agriculture intervention is taken up in Harbhanga Block. After series of discussion with farmers, agriculture-experts and allied departments it was decided
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