Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India]April 11 (ANI): The Indian School of Business (ISB) and Odisha’s Agriculture Department signed an MoU to collaborate on improving nutritional value in the food chain.
The cooperation agreement was signed in the presence of Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain.
The collaboration has two key objectives – to improve nutrition outcomes by strengthening agri-nutrition convergence with a focus on fruits and vegetables and animal-sourced foods, and to establish a Climate Resilience Support Cell that will support sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Will provide construction facilities. Area.
The Business School will provide research and technical support responsible for harnessing agri-nutrition convergence, policy, markets and technology to reduce nutrition outcomes. ISB will support Odisha in identifying policy innovations and pathways for a climate-resilient agriculture roadmap.
“Building on new and emerging technologies, greater focus should be brought to the markets, especially in low-income geographies, to improve nutrition outcomes. ISB’s collaboration with DA&FE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment) will strive to tap opportunities and address challenges in agri-nutrition convergence to provide better nutrition outcomes,” said Professor Ashwini Chhatre, ISB’s Bharati Institute of said the executive director of Public Policy.
ISB’s Bharti Institute of Public Policy will also conduct research to prepare a report and case study on the Odisha Millets Mission, which is one of the initiatives taken by the state to promote millets and create awareness about the nutritional aspects and health benefits of millets. First of its kind initiative. ,
The Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution to declare the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets and India’s resolution was supported by 72 countries. (ANI)
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