Breakthrough in hybrid rice technology
 
Scientists of IARI have identified Jaldi Dhan 8 - an early maturing, high  yielding variety developed for the draught prone Kalahandi- Bolangir- Koraput belt of Orissa.These varieties are very early maturing ( 60-80 days) , high moisture and disease tolerant and have been demonstrated to give yields upto 3.5 tons of grain per hectre even in the Kalahandi region.