By SANTOSH MOHANTY
Sweet Potato growers belonging to Tainsi, Kothabhuin, Antulia situated in Satkosia wildlife sanctuary in Angul and Kantapada, Paiksahi Maimura,Kudagoan in Athamallik blocks have urged Angul district administration to set up processing units in the region to boost marketing.
They said the sweet potatoes( Kandamula in Odia language) are grown over eight hundred hectare of fertile land in Satkosia wildlife region and forest localities in Athamallik block. The demand for the sweet potatoes are growing day by day, the farmers said and added that installation of processing units at various places in the above mentioned regions in Angul district will help them to get more proceeds from the sale of the product.
Sushil Pradhan and Ashok Satpathy opined that the Satkosia wildlife region and Athamallik will become the hubs for sweet potatoes and added that the days are not far away for the farmers to achieve the excellence.
'Last year the farmers got less price for Covid pandemic. Their product has attracted buyers from UP, Maharastra, Bihar and Jharkhand. This year the farmers are hopeful that they will get good price for their product due to favourable weather condition in the region'.
Varieties like Bhu Krishna and Bhu Sona are in great demand among the buyers due to minimal presence of carbohydrates.
Sorry to say that the above area has excluded from the agriculture production cluster program by district administration.
ReplyDeleteSocial activists like you should convince the district administration to include Satkosia and Athamallik region in agriculture production cluster programme.
DeleteIn that case any private enterprenures should be encouraged.
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely. Please take up the matter with the district administration.
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