Orissa Milk Co Operatives

About Orissa Milk Co Operatives

Milk Co Operatives in Orissa channelize an access to cattle feed and fodder and help in honing the managing skills of the milk producers so that the dairy industry can flourish. The course of action of the cooperative diaries are directed by the co-operative law, which is not so in the case of private dairy companies. The private dairy enterprises are bound by the company law.

The Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (OMFED) is the topnotch dairy cooperative society. The cooperative has been registered under Cooperative Society Act – 1962. This cooperative society has been formed to establish a relationship between the milk producers in rural areas and urban consumers in a highly professional way.

Functions of Orissa Milk Co Operatives
The roles and responsibilities of the dairy cooperative societies in Orissa are quite challenging and encompass the following activities relating to milk and milk products:

• Procurement
• Production
• Processing
• Promotion
• Marketing

Objectives of Orissa Milk Co Operatives

Some of the key objectives of the milk cooperatives in Orissa can be classified as below:

• To ensure procurement, production, processing, promotion and marketing of milk and milk related items for economic betterment of the farming community in rural areas
• To develop and expand such allied activities, which prove beneficial for the dairy industry in Orissa

For the purpose of development and expansion, the cooperatives may have to involve in purchasing or making plant machinery, analyze issues in the areas of procurement and marketing of milk and allied items, buy commodities and then process, produce, distribute and sell them. The dairy cooperative societies in Orissa are also responsible for facilitating animal health care disease control systems. These associations have also been built with an objective to provide assistance to the member unions in the areas of finance, administration and technology.

Dairy Co Operatives/ Plants in Orissa

Some of the major Orissa milk co operatives and dairy plants are as given below:

• Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd
• Cuttack Dist Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Cuttack
• Greater Ganjam Gajapati Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Berhampur
• Sambalpur Dist Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Sambalpur
• Keonjhar Dist Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Raisuan
• Dhenkanal Dist Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Dhenkanal
• Puri Dist Coop Milk Producers' Union Ltd, Bhubaneswar
• Amrutha Foods & Beverages Ltd
• Prithviraj Dairy Products Pvt Ltd
• Vita Products

Last Updated on 6^th July 2011