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New Cashew Cultivation Program to Be Taken up on 20, 000 Hectares of Land

in State News January 30, 2023 Comments Off on New Cashew Cultivation Program to Be Taken up on 20, 000 Hectares of Land 456 Views

Bhubaneswar30/1/23:: A new cashew cultivation program is to be taken up on 20,000 hectares of land in Odisha this year, said Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment here on Monday.

The Secretary said this while speaking at the National Conference on Cashew “Encashing Technological Innovations for Production & Productivity of Cashew”.

The objective of the conference is to formulate a plan for the advancement of the cashew industry, through expert discussions regarding the production of better quality cashew saplings, integrated pest management, post-harvest management, pricing, processing, packaging and marketing.

Emphasizing on potential of Cashew while utilizing technology, Odisha State Cashew Development Corporation OSCDC in collaboration with Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa Development (DCCD), Cochin is organizing the National Conference at Lokaseva Bhawan on Jan 30, 31.

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