Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Odisha Farmers Start Oil Palm Cultivation in Nuapada District
In Odisha, farmers in the Nuapada district are now growing oil palms.
One farmer, Indramani Panigrahi, recently started planting oil palm seedlings in his village, Salangipada.
He planted about 700 seedlings.
Officials like the District Horticulture Officer also attended.
Over the next three years, the plan is to expand oil palm farming to cover around 3,000 hectares of land in Nuapada and Balangir districts.
Farmers in Odisha's Nuapada district have started oil palm cultivation.
Indramani Panigrahi of Salangipada village began cultivating oil palm.
Around 700 oil palm seedlings have been planted in Salangipada.
District Horticulture Officer Harekrushna Hansda was present at the event.
Approximately 3,000 hectares of land will be used for oil palm cultivation in the next three years in Nuapada and Balangir districts.
- Who
- Farmers, including Indramani Panigrahi, and officials like the District Horticulture Officer.
- What
- Oil palm cultivation has begun in Nuapada district of Odisha.
- When
- The article was published on June 23, 2025.
- Where
- Nuapada district of Odisha, India.
- Why
- To expand oil palm cultivation in the region under the National Oil Palm Mission.
- District
- Nuapada, Odisha
- Crop
- Oil Palm
- Location
- Salangipada village
- Seedlings planted
- Around 700
- Involvement
- National Oil Palm Mission
- Planned Land Use
- Around 3,000 hectares in Nuapada and Balangir districts in 3 years