The Biju Patnaik Tribal Agro-biodiversity Centre of MSSRF has embarked on an endeavour to establish 102 pond-based integrated farming system models in Kosagumuda and Boipariguda blocks in Nabarangpur and Koraput districts respectively. The intervention is being executed under the Department … Continued
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MSSRF, visited Koraput from February 15-17, 2023, and spent considerable time with community stakeholders in villages where MSSRF has worked for almost 2.5 decades. She met with Community Hunger Fighters, Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) … Continued
MSSRF has been installing millet flour mills for household use in several villages of Koraput district in Odisha. These mills have helped reduce the drudgery involved to process millets, especially for women. Tribal women have always hand-pounded millets into flour … Continued
MSSRF is implementing compressive rice fallow management practices in Malakangiri district, Odisha, with the financial support of Directorate of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Government of Odisha. As water is a major issue for agriculture, … Continued
Through the Comprehensive Rice Fallow Management project in Odisha, MSSRF promoted green gram and black gram cultivation in the rice fallows of Koraput, Malkangiri and Nayagarh districts for 4,320 ha. The project is being implemented in 137 villages falling under … Continued
MSSRF, Kishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Ganjam district, Odisha, and Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) had a joint stall at the zonal-level agriculture exhibition organised by the Department of Agriculture in Ganjam from January 13 to 17, 2023. … Continued
As a part of the Krushi Odisha 2023 organised by Millet Mission Government of Odisha Dr. Israel Oliver King .E. D, Director – Biodiversity, MSSRF Chennai presented the MSSRF experience with millet research during the Panel discussion on Emerging Technologies/Policy Framework on … Continued