A transfer of millets from the state was sent out to , the first from Odisha. It has been obtained from ladies overseen rancher maker associations Shaktimayee Ward Mission Shakti Mahasangha.

APEDA, which promotes the export of agricultural and processed food items, assisted the delivery of a shipment of millet, both whole and ground, totaling about one tonne.

The vehicle was flagged off by Pradeep Kumar Jena, commissioner-cum-additional chief secretary for farm production. The consignment was sent to Dubai at the initiative of an exporter in Kolkata.