Farmers needs to be linked to market straight: Naveen Patnaik

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday emphasised that farmers needs to be straight linked to organised markets by removing of all intermediaries with the target of enhancing their earnings. Inaugurating the Odisha Agri Conclave 2021 on digital platform, he mentioned that the emphasis of the State authorities is to reinforce the earnings of farmers. 

Stating that there’s a must streamline their connectivity to the aggregators and processors to play the function as producers, he mentioned all intermediaries who don’t add worth to the availability chain needs to be eliminated.

The Chief Minister mentioned the State authorities desires Odisha to develop into the funding vacation spot of alternative by constantly creating and delivering excellent alternatives for enterprise progress, fostering all spherical socio-economic growth of the State and its individuals. Agriculture and allied sectors of the State are actually open to nationwide and international gamers, he added.

Stating that the Agri Conclave 2021 has been organised to hyperlink farmers of Odisha to organised nationwide market, Naveen invited the highest agri-business leaders to be companions in scripting the expansion story of agribusiness in Odisha. He expressed happiness over the presence of main personal sector gamers within the agribusiness sector from throughout India within the conclave. 

Describing Odisha’s success within the agriculture sector, the Chief Minister mentioned that Odisha has attained self-sufficiency in meals manufacturing and it’s now the third largest contributor to the general public distribution system. “It is now evident that the agriculture sector is a silver lining in the current Covid-19 pandemic situation”, he added.Speaking on the State’s coverage framework for numerous sectors, he mentioned that the Odisha authorities has launched a separate agriculture funds and has a strong State Agriculture Policy.

Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Arun Sahoo mentioned Odisha is a pioneer in selling agriculture enterprises by ease of doing enterprise. Stating that Mukhya Mantri Krushi Udyog Yojana has been an excellent assist to the agribusiness sector, he outlined the benefits of schemes like Kalia, Balaram Yojana for the farmers. 

Odisha Agri Conclave 2021 is a joint endeavour of State Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department and National National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India to make the method of farming simpler for farmers.