Bhubaneswar, July 5 -- Following a significant rainfall deficit across all 30 districts in June, the Odisha government has issued a fresh advisory to farmers to opt for short-duration crops to mitigate the impact of El Nino, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said on Sunday.

The Deputy CM highlighted that the move follows a central advisory issued by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan earlier in May.

"In the month of May, Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting and issued an advisory to every state. Considering the impact and effect of El Nino, farmers were advised to grow short-duration crops, and discussions were held regarding the availability of seeds for them," Deo told A...