Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited

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Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (APICOL)
Company type State-owned enterprise
IndustryAgricultural promotion and investment
Founded1996
Headquarters326 Baramunda, ,
Area served
Odisha
Key people
Rajesh Verma (IAS & CEO)
Pravat Kumar Roul (managing director) [1]
ProductsAgricultural products
Website www.apicol.co.in

The Agricultural Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (APICOL) is a Government of Odisha public sector undertaking, [2] [3] incorporated on 1 March 1996 to foster enterprise in agriculture as envisaged in the State Agriculture Policy of 1996. It began operations on 1 June 1996 with the primary goal of promoting agro-based industries and food processing industries, including commercial agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, and fisheries, to promote investment in agriculture and related sector.

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In 2019, APICOL and Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a national-level not-for-profit organization, entered into an agreement to implement the Agriculture Entrepreneurship Promotion Scheme (AEPS) in selected tribal blocks of the state. [4] In the same year, APICOL signed another MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC-SPV), a central government entity, to implement the Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana (MKUY), which was launched on June 1, 2018. [4]

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