Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, lauded Odisha for its pioneering initiatives in conserving agricultural heritage and promoting millets during the two-day International Symposium on Shree Anna (Millets) and Women Farmers 2025 held in Bhubaneswar.

Organised by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha, the symposium concluded at the Lokaseva Bhavan Convention Centre on November 11. The event’s theme was “The Role of Women in Conservation of Agricultural Heritage and Biodiversity.”

The inaugural session was attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

In his address, Chouhan commended Odisha for being the only state to dedicate a speci

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