%0 Journal Article
%A Padhee, A K
%A Mohapatra, T
%D 2020
%F icrisat:11697
%I Nature India
%J Nature India
%K Rice, Fisheries, Odisha
%T Crop Advances Feed Economic Gains
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/11697/
%X 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.