Preface
Odisha has undergone a transformational journey in the fields of food production, food security, livelihoods, and disaster management. However, the state is also passing through a phase of rapid demographic transition not only determined by the size of the population and growth rate, but by the composition and distribution of the population accompanied by changes in behaviours and aspirations of the people. The sustained decline in fertility coupled with rapid economic and socio-cultural transition is shaping up a different trajectory for the state. This is all the more important for Odisha, which is set to celebrate its centenary year of formation in 2036.
