Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make Odisha self-reliant in potato cultivation, the state government has planned to cultivate potatoes in over 50,000 acres of agricultural land. A high-level meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo to discuss the plan.

Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Director of Agriculture, Shubham Saxena, Director of Horticulture, Kalunge Gorakh Waman were also present in the meeting.

The meeting directed the Agriculture Department to provide potato seeds to farmers in advance to achieve the target. Approximately 3 lakh potato seeds will be supplied to farmers as per their requirements. The department has made arrangements for the smooth logistics of seed supply from the

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