Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today informed that procurement of paddy (Rabi Crop) has crossed the targeted 10 Lakh MT.
Officials said, so far, more than 11,86,000 MT of Rabi paddy has been procured. The paddy procurement will continue till the 30th of June.
As per reports, 2,57,891 numbers of farmers have registered their names for paddy procurement (Rabi Crop) this year. It is 20% more than that of last year’s farmers’ registration.
Besides, more than Rs.22 Crore worth of pulses and oilseeds have been procured from farmers under the price support system through various Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS). The procurement is going on, officials said.
This apart, more than 17,000 farmers have registered their name for the sale of pulses and oilseeds this year. 8816 numbers of farmers had registered their name last year for the purpose, it was learned.
