ABOUT OPOLFED

• The Odisha State Poultry Products Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd., which is widely known as "OPOLFED" in the short form, is a state level apex co-operative poultry marketing organisation.
• OPOLFED was registered as a society on 29.03.1976 and declared as an apex co-operative federation on 22.03.1984.
• OPOLFED operates in two-tier system, i.e. Primary Poultry Co-operative Society (PPCS)/ Women Poultry Co-operative Society (WPCS) at grass-root level and the Federation at the apex level. Till date, 35 nos. of societies are affiliated with OPOLFED.

ESTABLISHMENT OF OPOLFED CHICKEN FRESH OUTLETS

During the year 2015-’16 & 2016-’17, four numbers of OPOLFED Chicken Fresh outlets were established in the Bhubaneswar city. These outlets are located at Saheed Nagar, IRC Village, OUAT Campus & Chandrasekharpur. Another OPOLFED Chicken Fresh outlet was established at Kamali Bazar, Sambalpur during the year 2018.

There are also 5 nos. of OPOLFED Chicken Fresh outlets established on PPP mode at Jagatsinghpur, Phulbani, Khordha CDVOs campus, Jeypore (VD Campus), Bhawanipatna.

These OPOLFED Chicken Fresh outlets have been providing quality - fresh OPOLFED packet eggs and scientifically dressed hygienic chicken meat to the consumers at very reasonable rate.

SUPPLY OF FOUR WEEKS OLD LIT BIRDS, FEED & POULTRY EQUIPMENTS

OPOLFED has been supplying four weeks old LIT birds in Gajapati, Koraput, Kalahandi, Dehnkanal, Malkangiri & Puri districts under TITLI, Drought & Pest, FANI affected areas and Rural Backyard Poultry project of the State. Till date, OPOLFED has supplied 2,75,203 nos. of LIT birds successfully.

OPOLFED has been supplying poultry feed to the SPU, Chipilima; P.O., IPDP, Bhubaneswar. Women SHGs of GPLF, Gajapati, Puri and Khurdha have been supplied with poultry feed, poultry equipments (Drinker & Feeder) and poultry medicine.

OPOLFED STAFF STRENGTH

Regular Employees: 28; Contractual Employees: 17 & DLRs: 20 Total: 65 Nos.

OPOLFED SALES BOOTHS

• B.M.C. Area - 66 Nos.
• C.M.C. Area - 24 Nos.

ON GOING POULTRY ACTIVITIES OF OPOLFED

OPOLFED’s marketing activities, such as supply of eggs, packet eggs, dressed chicken meat to the consumers of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack cities have been continuing. Around 3,65,000 nos. of eggs, 24,000 graded packet eggs, 18.0 M.T. of dressed chicken meat are being marketed monthly through 73 nos. of OPOLFED Sales Booths in the four nos. of twin cities and OPOLFED Chicken Fresh outlets in Bhubaneswar Smart City.

OPOLFED has already supplied 1177184 nos of four weeks old Layer birds, 126.850 MT poultry feed , 7800 kit poultry medicine to the 12656 house hold under FANI affected areas of Puri and khurdha District through Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) under the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Govt. of Odisha .

State Govt. in F & ARD Department is requested to allocate funds to OPOLFED for establishment of Chicken fresh outlets by OPOLFED in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jatni & Ranapur and 50 nos. of Chicken fresh outlets on PPP mode in potential marketing places across the State.