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14 November 2022
The Government of Odisha organised the first ever Millets festival, Mandia Dibasa, on November 10, 2022. The aim of celebrating the day is to promote mandia or millets. Millets, often called nutri-cereals, have been a part of India’s culture and agriculture since ancient times. Millets offer numerous benefits such as...
The Government of Odisha organised the first ever Millets festival, Mandia Dibasa, on November 10, 2022. The aim of celebrating the day is to promote mandia or millets. Millets, often called nutri-cereals, have been a part of India’s culture and agriculture since ancient times. Millets offer numerous benefits such as...
11 November 2022
A visit was made by the NPMU team members to the project landscape in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Four villages, namely, Batpalsa, Kasipal, Dangarsahi, and Badsole were visited. The objective was to review the preparedness for the field activities to be initiated from the rabi season. The team included: Dr Konda Reddy...
A visit was made by the NPMU team members to the project landscape in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Four villages, namely, Batpalsa, Kasipal, Dangarsahi, and Badsole were visited. The objective was to review the preparedness for the field activities to be initiated from the rabi season. The team included: Dr Konda Reddy...
19 October 2022
On the occasion of World Food Day 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP) co-organised a series of events on October 17, 2022, at the UN office in New Delhi. The events included key...
On the occasion of World Food Day 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP) co-organised a series of events on October 17, 2022, at the UN office in New Delhi. The events included key...
26 September 2022
FAO undertook district-level training of officers on sustainable agrifood systems from September 12 to 23, 2023. The training was conducted in three rounds and saw the participation of 130 officers and 260 farmers in total, in the six agroclimatic zones of Andhra Pradesh (North coastal zone, High altitude Zone, Godavari...
FAO undertook district-level training of officers on sustainable agrifood systems from September 12 to 23, 2023. The training was conducted in three rounds and saw the participation of 130 officers and 260 farmers in total, in the six agroclimatic zones of Andhra Pradesh (North coastal zone, High altitude Zone, Godavari...
12 September 2022
A FAO team visited Odisha fromSeptember 4 – 8, 2022 in the context of the GEF 6 Green Ag project. The team included: Dr Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Senior Forestry Officer and Lead Technical Officer (LTO), Mr. Pierre Ferrand, Agriculture Officer (Agroecology) and alternate LTO for Green-Ag project from FAO’s regional office...
A FAO team visited Odisha fromSeptember 4 – 8, 2022 in the context of the GEF 6 Green Ag project. The team included: Dr Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Senior Forestry Officer and Lead Technical Officer (LTO), Mr. Pierre Ferrand, Agriculture Officer (Agroecology) and alternate LTO for Green-Ag project from FAO’s regional office...
