Bhubaneswar, Oct 11: Odisha will be self-sufficient in animal husbandry, milk production, meat and egg production, Asit Tripathy, Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister said on Wednesday.
Tripathy said all kinds of facilities will be provided to the farmers of Odisha to become successful entrepreneurs through the Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana.
Presiding over a review meeting of the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department, he said about 60 lakh families are engaged in agriculture in Odisha, and they practice traditional farming and also take up cattle rearing, fishing, and poultry farming.
The Principal Advisor opined that this has given them an opportunity to become entrepreneurs.
A recent survey conducted with the help of APICOL, the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department, and the Agriculture Department found 6,000 farming families doing multiple farming.
Tripathy said a scheme would be prepared to promote potential farmers as successful entrepreneurs.
Incentives will be provided to the skilled farmers identified in this survey, he said, and they will be directed to conduct a similar survey and prepare a plan for their progress after taking feedback from the farmers.
Cross-breed cows, distribution of fodder, and subsidies in animal husbandry are being supported in the state to increase cattle rearing.
Steps are being taken to connect producers with markets. On the other hand, egg and meat production has increased in the state through commercial poultry farms, semi-commercial poultry farms, and backyard poultry.
Principal Secretary of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department Suresh Kumar Vashishth and other officials of the department, besides the members of OMFED and APICOL, were present in the meeting.
