Bhubaneswar: During the 29th State Cabinet meeting, chaired by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today, a proposal for the extension of the Crop Diversification Programme was approved for another three years. The proposal, moved by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department, aims to promote sustainable farming and enhance farmers’ income across the state.

Briefing the media after the State Cabinet meeting, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said during the next three years, 11.50 lakh hectares of rice fallow land will be brought under pulse cultivation. Additionally, 1.95 lakh hectares of upland and medium land currently used for paddy will be diverted to non-paddy and high-value crops. Around 1.97 lakh hectares of regularly cultivated paddy land will also be diverted to i

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