| Sumario: | “Transforming Odisha’s Agri-Food Systems”, a policy roundtable meeting and discussion held at Bhuba-neswar, Odisha, was inaugurated on October 20, 2022. It was attended by a number of honoured guests, including: the Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (A&FE), Fisheries & Animal Re-sources Development Department with august presence of the Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Water Resources (DoWR), the Principal Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, the Principal Secretary of the Department of Co-operation, the Director of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) South Asia region, the Directors of the Departments of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment and Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, senior officials from A&FE, F&ARD, the DoWR, the Odisha State Seeds Corporation, representatives of various NGOs, and progressive farmers.
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