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OMFED, NDDB ink pact to increase milk production in State

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) on Saturday signed an agreement with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for setting up a modern five lakh-litre capacity dairy plant in Barang. “The milk processing capacity of OMFED will be enhanced from the present level of 6.4 lakh litres per day to 12 lakh litres […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Odisha CM Announces Covid Assistance For OMFED Dairy Farmers

With dairy farm distress sweeping the State due to Covid-19 lockdown, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced financial assistance for the OMFED farmers

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Odisha to empower tribal women through diary cooperatives

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will empower tribal women through diary cooperatives so that they get opportunities to earn more, an official said on Wednesday. State-run dairy cooperative Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (OMFED) has received Rs.46.45 crore from the union tribal affairs ministry to implement this, OMFED chairman Bishnupada Sethi told IANS. Tribal women play […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Odisha dairy co-operative unveils Facebook page

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s State-run dairy co-operative “Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited” (OMFED) launched a dedicated Facebook page today in an effort to use the social media to promote its products. Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Pradeep Maharathy launched the page – www.facebook.com/theomfed – at a function here. “The Facebook page will not […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Omfed scam: OTV unearths more details

Bhubaneswar: After ruling-BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout alleged irregularities in Omfed to the tune Rs 30 crores, OTV today carried out an investigation to ascertain the legitimacy of the allegations. After Rout’s allegations, OTV found that not only the ex-minister but also the former Managing Director of Omfed, Madhusudan Padhi had also urged […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Right price, higher procurement will be the milk shake for ailing Odisha dairy farmers!

Bhubaneswar:  Will the State government’s decision to effect a hike in price of milk address the ailing dairy sector? Though the price hike seems necessary, when the fact is price of milk in Odisha has been the lowest among major states in the country since last August, it’s the higher procurement of milk that will […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Coronavirus Lockdown Impact: Odisha Dairy Farmers Dump Milk On Road

Cuttack/Balasore: Alleging that procurement of milk and supply of cattle fodder and feed have been stopped by Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) and some co-operative societies due to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, dairy farmers in Cuttack and Balasore districts dumped hundreds of litres of milk on road as a mark of protest. As […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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OMFED Revises Norms, Allows Direct Purchase Of Milk Products From Dairies

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) has revised its wholesaler and distributor policy in order to promote its milk products in the State. As per the revised guidelines, individuals/agencies/firms can now avail wholesale rates from OMFED by purchasing a minimum amount of milk products from the dairy. Henceforth, wholesalers/distributors neither need to […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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No Cheese: COVID 'Milks' Dairy Farmers Dry In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The COVID has seemingly milked the dairy farmers in Odisha dry. Already with an albatross around their neck in the guise of low procurement prices, the pandemic year had simply proved a double whammy for the dairy farmers in the State. Sample This. Since local indigenous cows form the majority of the cattle farming […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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OMFED Scam: Odisha Lokayukta Pulls Up IAS Bishnupad Sethy

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has served notices to Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra and Principal Secretary, Department of Culture, Bishnupada Sethy to file their reply within six months over the alleged irregularities in procurement of polythene pouches for packaging milk at the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited (OMFED) during 2015-16. The Lokayukta directive comes […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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