On 6th November 2020, Odia Samaj, New Delhi organised a webinar with focus on agriculture, under the topic – ” Odisha ra Krushi O Atmanirbharata “

 The webinar was graced by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Govt. of India as the Chief Guest of the occasion and Shri Sidhartha Pradhan, IRS ( Retd. ) President, Odia Samaj.

 The distinguished panel of speakers included – Dr. S. K. Pattanayak, IAS (Retd.), Director General Administrative Staff College of India ; Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary & DG, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi ; Dr. Saurabh Garg, IAS, Principal Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Govt. of Odisha ; Shri Prashant Kumar Swain, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India ; Shri Sanjeev Kumar Chadha, IFS, Managing Director, NAFED (National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.). Over 550 agro-entrepreneurs, agriculturalists, representatives from various agro industries, intellectuals, and students participated in the webinar.