Establishment Of NAFED

Sir I am student in an Agricultural university so I want to know that when was the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation established and what are its objectives

[Pathak]

Hey buddy the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd is an apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd was established on October 2, 1958

Nafed was setup with the object to promote Co-operative marketing of Agricultural Produce to benefit the farmers. Agricultural farmers are the main members of Nafed, who have the authority to say in the form of members of the General Body in the working of Nafed


Internal Trade Govt.(PSSMIS) International Trade Industrial Activities Consumer marketing Seed Fertilizer Organic Farming Other Business activities

NAFED Objectives

Facilitate, Coordinate And Promote The Marketing And Trading Activities

Promote on its own or on behalf of its member Institutions or the Government or Government Organisations, Inter-State and international trade and commerce and undertake, wherever necessary, sale, purchase, import, export and distribution of agricultural commodities,

Act as warehouseman under the Warehousing Act and own and construct its own godowns and cold storages;

Act as insurance agent and to undertake all such work which is incidental to the same;

Maintain transport units of its own or in collaboration with any other organisation in India or abroad for movement of goods on land, sea, air etc.