The objective of Producer Enterprise is to develop end to end modalities from processing of raw material to market. It also aims at promoting the Market Led livelihoods.

The intervention includes Credit access, Asset creation, Design development, Market linkage, Skilling, capacity building, quality assurance, Formation of self-sufficient units of production, extension services leading to improved productive to transform SHGs to SMEs as per Government Mandate.

Enterprise development will include improvement in parameters like increase in turnover, employment, quality of products, better market opportunities and quantitative intime production etc.

Till now 35 Producer Enterprises in 30 Districts are on the verge of establishment. For FY 22-23, some special projects under Producer Enterprises have been undertaken like; Lemon Grass Unit in Koraput district, Chhenapoda Processing Unit in Nayagarh District, Pineapple Processing Unit in Rayagada, Maize Processing Unit in Nabarangpur.

Mukhyamantri Maka Mission:

“Mukhyamantri Maka Mission” is an initiative undertaken by Government of Odisha, to enhance the production, procurement, and marketing of maize.

Salient Feature:

• Production Target up to 2 Lakh Metric Ton
• Formation & promotion of specialized Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to support more than 21000 Women Farmers and promote socio-economic growth among the farmers.
• Establishment up of Agri Malls for providing necessary agri inputs
• Producer Enterprise for processing of maize to enhance the income of farmers
• Tie up with potential buyers by organizing State & district level Buyer-Seller Meets
• Collaboration with various national level institutions like ICAR-IIMR, OUAT to provide training on improved Package of practices of maize & CFTRI to provide technical support for value addition in maize.