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writing a new story of success farmers there are now learning
despite a paucity of water and new techniques of potato and
resources. This is the 'vegetable onion cultivation.
revolution' of Kalahandi. Where Friends, this success of
once farmers were forced to Kalahandi teaches us what all
migrate; today, Golamunda can be done with determination
block of Kalahandi has become and collective effort. I urge all of
a vegetable hub. How did this you to:-
change come about? It started • Encourage FPO in your
with a small group of just 10 area
farmers. This group together • Join farmer producer
established an FPO - 'Kisan Utpad organisations and strengthen
Sangh', started using modern them.
technology in farming, and today Remember - big changes
their FPO is doing business worth are possible even through
crores. Today more than 200 small beginnings. We just need
farmers are associated with this determination and team spirit.
FPO, including 45 women farmers. Friends, in today's 'Mann ki
Together, these people are Baat' we heard how our India
cultivating tomatoes in 200 acres is moving ahead with unity in
and bitter gourd in 150 acres. diversity. Be it the sports field or
Now the annual turnover of this the field of science, health or
FPO has also risen to more than education – India is touching new
1.5 crores. Today, vegetables heights in every field. We have
from Kalahandi are reaching not faced every challenge together
only various districts of Odisha, like a family and achieved new
but also other states, and the successes. In the 116 episodes of
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