Agricultural Expo
In India, where agriculture has been the mainstay for peoples sustenance providing food, nutrition and economic security; in recent years there has been a paradigm shift in the vocation of rural population from agriculture to non-agriculture urban centric activities.
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In the state of Odisha, crop, livestock, fishery and forest form the core sub sectors of broad agriculture sector under macro framework. During the recent years, the State has experienced transient success in terms of crop production & productivity leading the state Odisha to bag national “Krishi Karman Award” six times between 2010 and 2019. The production, productivity and per capita availability of animal husbandry and fishery products are also impressive. The share of crop sector to GSDP in Odisha has started reviving beyond 2010, but the trend is fluctuating. Having exclusive agriculture budget and agriculture cabinmate for the state; formulation of Agriculture policy for development of farmers and enhancing investment in agriculture to the tune of Rs 17,000 Crore during2018-19 has evidenced agriculture leadership of the state in national front.
In totality, there is need for promoting agriculture through rise in production and productivity coupled with garnering profitability for the farmers. Krushi Odisha 2020 will be the single platform with many opportunities for farmers.
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