CM Inaugurates Odisha Agri Conclave 2021
CM Inaugurates Odisha Agri Conclave 2021
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has stressed upon linking farmers directly to market and removing intermediaries with the objective to improve the income of farmers.
Inaugurating the Odisha Agri Conclave 2021 on virtual platform today, the Chief Minister said that the emphasis of the state government is to enhance the income of farmers. So we must respond to the dynamics of the market. We need to streamline their connectivity to the aggregators and processors to play the role as producers. We need to remove intermediaries who don’t add value to the supply chain, he added.
Stating that the State has a conducive policy environment, the chief minister said that we aspire to become the investment destination of choice by continuously creating and delivering outstanding opportunities for business growth, fostering all round socio-economic development for the state and its people. Agri & allied sectors of the state is now open to National & Global players, he emphasised.
Stating that the Agri Conclave 2021 has been organized to link farmers of Odisha to organised national market, chief minster invited the top agri-business leaders to be partners in scripting the growth story of Agribusiness in Odisha.
He said that farmers lay the foundation of nation's economy. It is on this foundation, we build the pillars of a vibrant economy. Development of agriculture and empowerment of farmers is his priority. Shri patnaik expressed happiness over the presence of Leading Private Sector Players in Agribusiness Sector from across India in this Conclave 2021. He further said that our farmer-focused approach backed by various schemes and programmes have started to yield results. There are considerable evidence of local surplus of agriculture and horticulture produce. We can work with agri players to work in tandem so that appropriate pre-harvest and post-harvest protocols are followed by the farming community, he advised.
The chief minister stressed that the farmers of the state should use advanced technology. Citing challenges of frequent natural calamities including droughts, cyclones and floods, he said that his Government has worked out all possible measures to ensure un-interrupted growth of Agriculture and Economy of the state. It is now evident that Agri-sector is a silver lining in the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, he added.
