A Profile & Success Story
Government of India in mid 1980’s started the “Technology Mission on Oilseed and Pulses” (TMOP) in order to enhance productivity in oilseeds and make India self sufficient in edible oil. On 22.8.1984 Government of Karnataka approved the implementation of Nation Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) project “Restructuring Edible Oil & oilseeds Production and marketing’ in Karnataka keeping in mind the objectives laid down in the TMOP.
The Karnataka Co-operative Oilseeds Growers Federation Limited (KOF), the Agency Entrusted with implementation of the Project, Was registered on 26th October 1984,under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. The project, which was inspired by the Anand Model of Milk Co-operatives, is designed to create an integrated Co-partite System of production, procurement, processing of Oilseeds and marketing of edible oil and its bi-products. This project aimed at establishing a direct link between the producer and the consumer by eliminating middlemen. Village level primary co-operative society’s were organized by making the oilseeds growers as members in turn these primary co-operative societies became the members of the apex body at the state level till June 1990. During the second phase of the project the structure has been re-organized to a three tier cooperative structure with the village level Oilseeds Growers’ Cooperative societies affiliated to Regional Unions organized at the district level and in turn the Regional Unions have been affiliated to the state level Federation.
Objectives of the Federation
To carry out activities conducive for economic and socio-economic development of Oilseeds Growers by efficient marketing of commodities
To carry out activities of production, procurement and processing of commodities for economic development of oilseeds growers through affiliated oilseeds unions
To develop and expansion into such other allied activities as may be conducive for the promotion of edible oil industry, improvement of land, increase of productivity of oilseeds per ha. and economic development of those engaged in oilseeds production
KOF Milestones
Second Best Productivity Award from the national productivity Council during 1985-86 Best Productivity Award during 1987-88 for its over all progress in the Oilseeds sector form the National productivity Council.
International Diamond Star Award for Quality form national Institute of Marketing Mexico during the year 1994-95.
Award for excellence and commitment to quality of the year 1995-96 by national Productivity Council.
Certificate of Merit Award for the year 197-98 in the category of Marketing and Oilseeds Federations sector from National Productivity Council, New Delhi.
Second Best Productivity Award for the year 1998-99 in the category of Marketing & Oilseeds Federations Sector From National Productivity Council, New Delhi
First Award For the year 2002-03 and second Award for the year 2003-04 form National Productivity Council, New Delhi.
