The Agriculture & Allied sectors contribute to 18% of Odisha’s GDP and engage approximately 60% of the total workforce in the state. While there is a positive trend in farmers’ income in the state, increasing farmer profitability requires leveraging accessible and modern-age technological solutions.
The Odisha AgTech Challenge 2022 is an initiative to identify and leverage disruptive agtech solutions to solve critical issues in the agriculture value chain and increase farmer profitability in Odisha. The Challenge supports innovative enterprises that are working in the digital agriculture space in testing or scaling up their product through a pilot project in the state, as well as providing farmers with access to affordable, modern-age solutions to the challenges they face.
The Odisha Agri-Tech challenge is part of the Modernising Agriculture & Allied Sector (MAAS-O) programme, where GDi partners, along with the World Bank, are leading the creation of a strategy for the Dept. of Agriculture in Odisha. 6 themes were identified through extensive consultations with 4 directorates of the Departments, viz. Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry, with a cross-cutting focus on Millet, owing to the state’s focus on becoming the champion state for Millet in India.
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