Principal Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of the Government of Odisha Arabinda Kumar Padhee, visited IRRI’s program sites in Puri, Odisha, reaffirming support towards food sustainability. Dr. Arabinda was accompanied by several key agriculture officials including the Chief District Agriculture Officer of Puri.
During the visit, a varietal cafeteria, also known as a nutritional cafe, was presented to the delegation. The crop cafeteria has 12 newly released rice varieties that are rich in protein and micronutrients such as zinc.
IRRI, with the support of the Government of Odisha and its associated agencies, has been developing and evaluating several high-yielding, stress-tolerant rice varieties, and biofortified varieties under the institution’s One Rice Breeding. This strategy includes comprehensive seed system initiatives and breeding research programs to evaluate and position new varieties in farmers’ fields.
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