Despite being prone to severe weather conditions, Odisha has produced 13.606 million tonnes of food-grains in 2022-23 – highest ever annual production for the State, through scientific interventions and effective extension programmes.
“The food-grains production of Odisha for 2022-23 is estimated to be 13.606 million tonnes which is a record. We are grateful to all the farmers, extension workers, Scientists, and stakeholders for the incredible results. We re-commit to toil for the tillers,” Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Secretary of Odisha’s Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment.
In the past, the State had only once surpassed 13 million tonne- mark in food-grains production which was in 2020-21. The previous other two best figures were 11.688 million tonnes and 11.682 in 2019-20 and 2016-17 respectively.
