Odisha: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Odisha known for?

• KhajaCrisp, layered flour pastry in sugar syrup, sold at Puri
• Arisa pithaDeep-fried rice-flour and jaggery cake topped with sesame

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What does Odisha export?

• Seafood (shrimp, fish and other)

  Up 16.36% in 2025-26 over 2024-25, a gain of Rs 763.94 crore; Middle East down 14.57% (MPEDA data, Assembly reply, September 2026)

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• Seafood export base

  62 registered exporters and 45 export-oriented processing plants (February 2026)

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• Cashew (area, not exports)

  About 223,450 ha in 2024, the largest of the listed states

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Phulbani, Kandhamal

  Kandhamal haladi turmeric (GI 2019); turmeric ODOP Source

• Koraput

  Koraput kalajeera black rice (GI 2024); ginger ODOP Source

• Rayagada

  Tamarind ODOP; operational mega food park Source

• Balasore

  Fish and seafood products ODOP, coastal seafood belt Source

• Berhampur, Ganjam

  Fish products ODOP; Odisha's biggest cashew-processing cluster (2015) Source

• Kendrapara

  Kendrapara rasabali sweet (GI about 2023); milk products ODOP Source

• Baripada, Mayurbhanj

  Similipal kai red ant chutney (GI 2024); honey ODOP Source

• Paralakhemundi, Gajapati

  Khajuri guda date-palm jaggery (GI 2024); pineapple ODOP Source

Sources

• APEDA, Odisha GI list
• Ganjam District Industries Centre, cashew and rice clusters
• ODOP product list (May 2023)
• Britannica, Odisha economy
• Boldsky, Puri delicacies (2026)
• Pitha (Wikipedia)