Odisha has won the prestigious Global Planet Award 2023 in the United States for its implementation of a satellite-assisted paddy crop validation system. The award was presented to the Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department at the Planet Explore 2023-Transparency to Action Conference in Washington, DC. The innovative automation system, developed with the assistance of the Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC), has the potential to ensure proper targeting of the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy and bring relief to genuine farmers. The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department tweeted that this innovative intervention by the state government has tremendous potential to help farmers.
Odisha has won the prestigious Global Planet Award 2023 in the United States for its implementation of a satellite-assisted paddy crop validation system. The award was presented to the Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department at the Planet Explore 2023-Transparency to Action Conference in Washington, DC. The innovative automation system, developed with the assistance of the Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC), has the potential to ensure proper targeting of the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy and bring relief to genuine farmers. The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department tweeted that this innovative intervention by the state government has tremendous potential to help farmers.