Rice fallow scenario in Odisha
Rice fallow includes medium and low lands, which are kept fallow during rabi season after harvest of kharif paddy. In Odisha, rice is cultivated in a wide range of soils like sandy loam, silty clay and clayey etc. Heavy textured soils with high water holding capacity is suitable for rice, which provides a scope for inclusion of short duration pulse crop in rice based cropping systems.
District wise rice fallow (lakh/ha)
|
District |
Rice fallow |
District |
Rice fallow |
|
Balasore |
1.24 |
Kalahandi |
0.09 |
|
Bhadrak |
1.12 |
Nuapada |
0.09 |
|
Cuttack |
0.10 |
Keonjhar |
0.65 |
|
Jagatsinghpur |
0.21 |
Koraput |
0.25 |
|
Jajpur |
0.29 |
Malkangiri |
0.16 |
|
Kendrapara |
0.37 |
Nawrangpur |
0.39 |
|
Ganjam |
0.52 |
Raygada |
0.12 |
|
Puri |
0.04 |
Mayurbhanj |
1.74 |
|
Khordha |
0.30 |
Kandhamal |
0.16 |
|
Nayagarh |
0.25 |
Boudh |
0.04 |
|
Bolangir |
0.73 |
Sambalpur |
0.03 |
|
Sonepur |
0.27 |
Baragarh |
0.86 |
|
Dhenkanal |
0.28 |
Deogarh |
0.13 |
|
Anugul |
0.14 |
Jharsuguda |
0.20 |
|
Gajapati |
0.05 |
Sundergarh |
0.98 |
|
|
|
Total |
12.20 |