Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make Odisha self-reliant in potato production, the State Government has decided to promote large-scale cultivation of the crop across more than 50,000 acres of land.

At a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan today, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, it was revealed the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department has completed preparations to begin supplying potato seeds from the first week of November. The distribution will be carried out based on block-wise demand and requirements.

According to official estimates, around three lakh potato seeds will be supplied for cultivation over 50,000 acres. The department has directed all districts to submit their seed requirements to the Agriculture Department at the earliest.

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