Bhubaneswar: On Day Three of ‘Make in Odisha Conclave 2022’, one of the largest Biennial global investment summits of the year, sectoral session on Agribusiness and Agri Marketing was held.
The session was held in the presence of investors, Asit Tripathy, Principal Advisor to Chief Minister, Govt of Odisha, Pradeep Kumar Jena, Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Govt of Odisha, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Sanjeev Kumar Chadha, Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Prem Chandra Chaudhary, Director of Agriculture & Food Production, Yeddula Vijay, Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.
Agriculture and allied sectors is a key contributor to the growth of Odisha. Specialized crops such are Kandhamal Turmeric, Arabica Coffee from Koraput, Cashewnuts, Millets are seeing continuous growth in production in the past few years.
Fisheries and animal products such as eggs, goat meat, and brackish water fishery are competing in the export markets.
Speaking about the abundant opportunities in the State, Asit Kumar Tripathi, Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister, Government of Odisha said, “The government has been working on a multi-pronged approach of introducing forward-looking agricultural policies, developing world-class infrastructure, leveraging technology to digitize agricultural value chains and providing ease of doing business to potential investors to boost the sector and make Odisha the gateway for east India for corporations.”
With this solid foundation to enable agri-business and agri-marketing, the Government is keen to partner with private players to fulfill the exponential potential of Odisha in the Agricultural and allied sectors across the value chain.
“The progressive and investor-friendly policies of Odisha means investing in Odisha will give private players a strong foothold in the eastern region of India as well as in the Southeast Asian region through the upcoming ports and logistical infrastructure,” said Pradeep Kumar Jena, Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Govt of Odisha.
An MoU was signed between Godrej Agrovet Ltd and the Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Empowerment for the establishment of a Crude Plam Oil Extraction Mill in Odisha.
The Government of Odisha has made all possible efforts to make this Conclave a grand success with investment intents by 109 Investors amounting to Rs 1972 Cr from leading players involved in across the value chain of Agribusiness and Agri Marketing.
A total number of more than 200 participants, including various businesspersons, Government officials, Agripreneurs, etc. took part in the session.
