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Dr. Parmesh Shah in his talk focused on investing agro entrepreneurs. Worldwide, 21% of jobs are
and strengthening in the small and medium scale from the agricultural sector and they are largely
enterprises in the agriculture sector to create from the production rather they are from value
more and more jobs in the rural sector. In the addition and processing industry.
European Union, 99% of all enterprises in the food In any economy, more jobs are created by MSMEs
and agricultural sector are small and medium rather than large industries. In USA, 69% jobs
sized enterprises. In next 25 years, he observed, are from small and medium scale enterprises; in
knowledge is going to be a bigger contributor to Holland it is 71% whereas in China it is 61%. So
growth and jobs followed by infrastructure and more people need to add values in the value chain
investments. High rate of production does not to create more jobs.
always translate into jobs. There are evidences
that countries having less in production have Opportunities that lie in diversification in the
created more jobs than India. agricultural value chain – commercial millers and
food processors; transport providers; packagers
Odisha has made remarkable strides in laying for national and international markets; wholesalers
foundations for inclusive growth as it enjoys aggregating produce from a number of small
competitive agricultural advantage. The state
is the third largest cashew nut producer, fourth
largest cut flower producer, fifth largest jute
and mesta producer, fifth largest rice producer,
fifth largest oil palm fruit producer, ninth largest
vegetable producer, tenth largest fruit producer,
fourth largest shrimp producer, eighth largest
Tur (Arhar) producer and sixth largest coconut
producer in India. Odisha needs to convert these
high rates of production into job creations. Odisha
is among the top ten in agricultural production.
However, it has opportunities to create more jobs
in rural sectors by diversifications in agricultural
production and creating enabling conditions for