Status of food grain crops, constraints and measures for higher production in southern Odisha, India

The Southern Odisha comprising of ten districts accounts for 40 per cent of geographical area and 27 per cent (11.46 million) of the population of the state. The region receives more than 200 mm of rainfall in each month from June to September and in October it receives 121 mm rainfall. The net area sown is 1.93 million ha (36% net area of the state) out of 5.42 million ha in the state.