A workshop on “International market opportunities for Odisha MSME products” was jointly organised by the State Directorate of Export Promotion and Marketing and World Trade Centre on the closing day of the Odisha MSME Trade Fair-2015 here on Wednesday. The workshop was inaugurated by MSME Department Secretary Panchanan Dash. He informed that the State Government has framed the State Export Policy-2014 to double the export figure within a span of 10 years at an annual growth rate of 10 per cent per annum.
Prior to 2011-12, more than 50 per cent of the export from Odisha was accounted for by minerals. However, the situation has now changed as the export of metallurgical, marine and electronics products has now exceeded 62 per cent of the total export of the State, he stated. Export Promotion and Marketing Director BK Dash informed that minerals, marine products, agriculture, IT, handloom textile and handicrafts, engineering and allied products can make Odisha a leading exporting State.
In his welcome address WTC, Mumbai Deputy Director AO Kuruvilla laid stress on availing facilities provided by the WTC local branch so far as international market opportunities for the entrepreneurs of Odisha is concerned. In the technical session, Prof AN Khedkar delivered a valuable power point presentation on the entire process of export business and how to get success in international business. Among others, Director of Industries, Cuttack N Palai and Swagat Maharana of KASAM, Kandhamal spoke.