Orange Almost Eclipsed from Gajapati District
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi:Among horticulture products orange, pineapple are dominant fruits in tribal blocks like Gumma & Rayagada blocks.On hilly & sloppy land more grown 2 to 3 decades back.But due to lack of scopes to those farmers, those fruits like orange now declined.Cold & moisture climate usually more producedb& helpful particularly in Ajayagada of Gumma & Mandalsahi of Rayagada blocks.
Those farmers now entrusted on cashew, which gradually affected on environment.Serango, Ajayagada of Gumma & Mandalsahi;where a go down constructed for storage of those fruits for marketing & raise income of those farmers that too of no use. Moreso cold storage was functional till 3 decades back,which was near Deputy Director of Horticulture office.
But lack of proper attention to revive the seized cold storage is a turning point. Further for sometimes processing of squash of those fruits started near Deputy Director of Horticulture office,that too eclipsed for better marketing. Saying Suresh Badadalai, Maliyo Paik,Debendra Pradhan,Rupa Sabar, Nohar Gamango,Eliyo Sabar & Kartika Gamango;even learneds lament on such inputs by district administration on high production is failed. On retrospect Dilip Dingal block officer of Horticulture of Gumma block said promotion on orange saplings will be raised in 70 hectors before 2024 financial year.