{"id":9388,"date":"2026-09-10T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:22:07","slug":"proposed-rice-and-millet-factory-project-in-odisha-to-empower-farmers-and-improve-indigenous-grain-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=9388","title":{"rendered":"Proposed rice and millet factory project in Odisha to empower farmers and improve indigenous grain brands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhubaneswar-Sep,10,2026 [ADN]<\/strong><br>Following a high-level meeting involving key state leadership\u2014including the Hon&#8217;ble Deputy Chief Minister, Agriculture &amp; Farmers&#8217; Empowerment &amp; Energy, Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, the Hon&#8217;ble Deputy Chief Minister, WCD, Mission Shakti, &amp; Tourism, Principal Scientists from IRRI Philippines, Dr. Nese Sreenivasul and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Agriculture, Shri Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, Mission Shakti, Ms. Mansi Nimbhal, senior officials from Agriculture and Mission Shakti\u2014the Government has outlined an ambitious plan to establish a state-of-the-art Rice &amp; Millet Factory. Operating under an approved area of 3,845 sq. meters, the facility is designed as a farmer-driven, FPO- and SHG-owned, private-driven, and institutionally-supported venture project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-1536x958.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/808344-2048x1278.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vision leverages healthier, high-yielding, traditional rice varieties by scaling up farmer training, seed adoption, and direct market integration to ensure that primary economic benefits flow directly back to local agricultural communities.<br>The project establishes a strong foundation in farmer participation and quality evaluation, directly engaging farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emphasizing sensory and technical excellence, 29 indigenous varieties have been thoroughly evaluated with ultra-low glycemic index, high protein based, milling efficiency, aroma, and texture. The venture targets specialized segments, including a Raw Rice Unit supporting farmers focusing on Low-GI and Kalajeera varieties, alongside a dedicated Specialty Black Rice initiative targeting export markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond raw grain processing, the facility will produce value-added goods including multi-millet flakes, thick IRRI-147 rice flakes, jeera cookies, and baked items for retail distribution through Subhadra Shakti Bazaars &amp; export to outside the state &amp; country. By combining modern industrial infrastructure with community ownership, the initiative aims to build a globally recognized brand for Odisha agricultural products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhubaneswar-Sep,10,2026 [ADN]Following a high-level meeting involving key state leadership\u2014including the Hon&#8217;ble Deputy Chief Minister, Agriculture &amp; Farmers&#8217; Empowerment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-36"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9388"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9393,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388\/revisions\/9393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}