Organization :

       The Market regulation Scheme come into force in the State under the Odisha State Agricultural Produce Market Act 1956. Objective of the Act to ensure fair price to the farmers for their agricultural produce.

       The Odisha State Agricultural Marketing Board has been created as per Section -18(A) OAPM Amendment act, 1984.

Objectives of the Organization :

       Superintendence and Control over the 66 Regulated Market Committees in Odisha, to increase their efficiency and facilitate for creation of better marketing infrastructure. And to run its own establishment asper Rules and Regulations.

There are the Following services we took part in the public domain.

• Improving farmers/ producers access and linkage to the agricultural markets.
• Integrated plan for agricultural marketing by way of convergence approach with related departments and agencies for development of agricultural marketing.
• Preparation and implementation of district agricultural marketing plan in collaboration with line departments and support of district administration.
• Functionalization of agricultural markets for better utilization of available market infrastructures and marketing services.
• Strengthening of existing markets.
• Marketing extension services to ensure buyer-seller linkages, innovative marketing practices and strengthening agricultural supply chains in the State.
• Use & application of information technology for dissemination of marketing information to market players.
• Agricultural market survey, feasibility study of agricultural market, preparation of project reports and its implementation.
• Promotion & publicity of agricultural marketing activities.
• Training & development of market functionaries.

Mission/Vision :

         Agricultural Marketing System of Odisha focuses more on promotion of private investment, contract framing and direct marketing with an accent on free play of market forces than on a strict control regime of a Regulated Marketing Mechanism. There is no monopoly of markets owned by agricultural produce market committees in the state. Besides RMC markets, there is a network of Municipal / Panchayat / Private markets operating in the state catering to the agricultural marketing needs. However, the marketing apparatus of the state has got infrastructure, system and process in place to implement good marketing practices for different commodities.

Electronic Form :

·         Website : www.osamboard.org

·         Using edespatch software for minimization of communication delay between the sender and receiver.

Public Information Officer :

Name              : Smt. Puspa Lata Mishra

Designation    : APO-cum-PIO, OSAM Board, Bhubaneswar.