Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government Cabinet today approved a proposal to implement ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)’ project.
The REWARD envisages an expenditure of Rs 500 crore on scientific watershed management for a period of six years starting from April 2021.
The World Bank will provide loan assistance of Rs 350.00 Crore.
Besides scientific development of land resources, REWARD intends to disseminate agriculture resilient crop practices and support informed interventions along the value chains of select crops through supporting investments in farmer producer organizations (FPOs) and market linkages.
As many as 1,90,000 direct beneficiaries including 10,000 poor and landless households are expected to get benefit out of this project.
It will be implemented by the Directorate of Soil Conservation & Watershed Development under Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Department for a period of six years.
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