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milk availability. A 2016 study by
the National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB) revealed that the
state’s per capita milk availability
is 117 grams per day. The nation’s
average is 307 grams per day.
However, milk production in the
state increased over two decades,
from 5.8 lakh metric tonnes in
1994-95 to 19 lakh metric tonnes in
2014-15, the NDDB study showed.
Odisha’s leading producer of
milk is the local state cooperative
federation. But with a healthy 40
percent market share, Pragati could
contribute to increasing the state’s
per capita milk availability. The
private, 600-employee company not
only aims to increase its processing
capacity but also plans to set up
a skimmed milk powder plant to
make use of excess milk produced
by farmers.
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