@article{icrisat11697, publisher = {Nature India}, month = {December}, year = {2020}, title = {Crop Advances Feed Economic Gains}, author = {A K Padhee and T Mohapatra}, journal = {Nature India}, keywords = {Rice, Fisheries, Odisha}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/11697/}, abstract = {The contribution of agriculture to Odisha?s economy has increased significantly, according to its latest economic survey (2019-20), which shows that about 20\% of the state?s revenue comes from crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture. While ?natural shocks? interrupted crop production {--} a cyclone in 2013-14, drought in 2015-16 and pest attacks in 2017- 18 {--} the growth in livestock and fisheries has risen steadily for a decade. The state?s Agriculture Policy 2020 indicated the sector?s GDP nearly doubled in real terms, clocking an annual growth rate of about 4.5\%, higher than the all-India average of 3.1\% between 2000-01 and 2016-17. Odisha?s agricultural success can be traced back to a legacy of scientific exploration and interventions.} }