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Project details :
Ganjam is one of the major producers of paddy, groundnut,sugarcane, oilseeds, ragi, mung, biri, Kewda, cashew, fish,meat, milk and vegetables.
The district accounts for close to 50% of the cashew processing industries in the State and is also the only district where Kewda is cultivated and is used commercially.
The district holds potential for processing of marine products and dairy and poultry products.
The Mega Food Parks will be developed according to the Mega Food Park Scheme by the Ministry of Food Processing.
In addition to the common infrastructure, these Parks will have
following infrastructure:
* Facilities for aggregation of agricultural produces
* Post-harvest infrastructure for storage, sorting and grading at the farm level, as inadequate post-harvest handling,processing and storage infrastructure are the major challenges Odisha is facing currently.
* Platform for end-to-end integrated projects with the involvement of Model Farms (CoEs), Agropreneurs,Contract Farmers, SHGs, Producer Companies on one hand, and Retail chains, Individual Customers, Large Overseas Buyers on the other hand.
* Provision of access of stakeholders to Government/Research agencies, multilateral bodies (WB, ADB, IFAD etc.), Companies with Technology, Knowledge and Capital,
and Financial Institutions. Central Ministries including Food Processing industries, MSME, Agriculture, Rural Development, FSSAI, Commerce and Industries will also
provide support separately to the end-to-end projects in the Food Park.
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