NAFED - A Farmer's Cooperative

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) was established on the auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October 1958. Nafed is registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act. 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.

Domestic Operations -

Domestic operations of Nafed mainly comprise of Outright business, Joint Venture business with member federations/societies, Agency & Consignment business and implementation of Price Support Scheme, PSF Scheme, Market Intervention Scheme of the Government of India. Nafed helps farmers by procuring their produce like Foodgrains, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spices, Cotton, Tribal produce, Jute & Jute products, Eggs, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables through the established cooperative network all over the country with active involvement of marketing societies at mandi level. NAFED also provides marketing assistance to the farmers by arranging disposal of their produce on consignment basis at terminal markets to enable them fetch best possible price for their produce.

Nafed at the behest of Govt. of India also serves the consumers' interests through supply of various essential items such as, Onions, Potatoes, Eggs etc. during scarce marketing situation or when the prices of such commodities rise abnormally.

Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) Scheme -

During the year 2015, Government of India has created Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) Scheme in order to create buffer stock of onions. Latter, buffer stocking of pulses was also included in the PSF scheme. Nafed is one of the Central Agencies for procurement and buffer stocking of Onion and onion at the prevailing market rates under Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) Scheme.

International Trade -

NAFED is one of the importing agencies of Government of India for import of Edible Oils for supply under subsidy scheme to the nominated states . NAFED did not undertake any import of Pulses in view of paucity of funds and also due to fluctuating international markets.

Industrial And Warehousing Units -

The products of NAFED Bio-Fertilizer, Indore viz, Rhizobium, Azetobactor and PSB/PSM continued enjoying the popularity amongst the farming community of India during the year 2015-16 also despite the prevalent of cut-throat competition in the trade.

Consumer Marketing -

Consumer Marketing Division continued to sell quality consumer products of daily need at affordable rates through the network of its brancehes and retail outlets located in Delhi and Shimla . It also caters to the consumer at their door step by running a couple of Mobile Retail shops in Delhi. The division also continued to supply Grocerry and other items to various leading hospitals, hotels, public sectors undertakings, schools, hostels etc. During the year, Total turnover of consumer Marketing was Rs. 11.10 crore.

Organic Farming -

NAFED with the motive of facilitating farmers for getting remunerative price for their produce and as a part of its vision of entering into emerging areas of Agri sector, has initiated organic farming projects of the Government of India through grants under then National Horticulture Mission (NHM) and Rashtrya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). NAFED's aim to entering into this activity was to initiate interest amongst farmers to convert into non-chemical form of cultivation practices.

Since 2007, NAFED is playing a pioneering role in the implementation of Organic Farming by undertaking various projects in different parts of the country, funded under NHM & RKVY. Three projects under NHM and RKVY are under implementation stage in area of approx 32000 have the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Completion report of two certification projects under NHM has been submitted to U.P. and Punjab State Governments.

Koperasi Pertanian Negara Marketing Persekutuan India Ltd. (NAFED) ditubuhkan pada hari yang penuh bermakna Gandhi Jayanti pada 2 Oktober 1958. NAFED didaftarkan di bawah Akta Koperasi Multi Negeri. NAFED adalah persediaan dengan tujuan untuk menggalakkan pemasaran Koperasi Keluaran Pertanian untuk memberi manfaat kepada petani. petani pertanian adalah ahli utama NAFED, yang mempunyai kuasa untuk mengatakan dalam bentuk anggota badan Jeneral dalam kerja NAFED.

Operasi domestik -

operasi domestik NAFED terutamanya terdiri daripada perniagaan Outright, perniagaan Joint Venture dengan persekutuan ahli / masyarakat, Agency & Consignment perniagaan dan pelaksanaan Skim Sokongan Harga, Skim PSF, Skim Intervention Market Kerajaan India. NAFED membantu petani dengan mendapatkan hasil mereka seperti Foodgrains, Denyutan, Oilseeds, Spices, Cotton, hasil Tribal, produk Jute & Jute, Telur, Fruits & Vegetables Fresh melalui rangkaian kerjasama yang ditubuhkan di seluruh negara dengan penglibatan aktif masyarakat pemasaran di peringkat mandi . NAFED juga menyediakan bantuan pemasaran kepada petani dengan mengatur penjualan hasil mereka secara konsainan di pasar terminal untuk membolehkan mereka mengambil harga terbaik mungkin untuk hasilnya.

NAFED atas perintah Govt. India juga berfungsi kepentingan pengguna melalui pembekalan pelbagai barangan keperluan seperti, Bawang, Kentang, Telur dan lain-lain semasa situasi pemasaran yang terhad atau apabila harga komoditi itu meningkat secara abnormal.

Dana Penstabilan Harga (PSF) Skim -

Sepanjang tahun 2015, Kerajaan India telah mewujudkan Skim Penstabilan Harga Fund (PSF) bagi mewujudkan stok penimbal bawang. Kedua, penampan stok pulsa juga termasuk dalam skim gambut tropika. NAFED adalah salah satu agensi pusat bagi perolehan dan penampan stok daripada Bawang dan bawang pada kadar pasaran semasa di bawah Skim Penstabilan Harga Fund (PSF).

Perdagangan Antarabangsa -

NAFED adalah salah satu agensi mengimport daripada Kerajaan India bagi mengimport makan minyak untuk bekalan di bawah skim subsidi kepada negeri-negeri yang dilantik. NAFED tidak menjalankan apa-apa pengimportan Denyutan memandangkan kekurangan dana dan juga disebabkan oleh turun naik pasaran antarabangsa.

Perindustrian dan Warehousing Unit -

Produk-produk NAFED Bio-Fertilizer, Indore iaitu, Rhizobium, Azetobactor dan PSB / PSM terus menikmati populariti di kalangan masyarakat petani di India pada tahun 2015-16 juga walaupun lazim persaingan cut-tekak dalam perdagangan.

Pemasaran Pengguna -

Bahagian Pemasaran Pengguna terus menjual produk pengguna kualiti keperluan harian pada kadar yang berpatutan melalui rangkaian brancehes dan kedai-kedai runcit yang terletak di Delhi dan Shimla. Ia juga memenuhi keperluan pengguna di muka pintu mereka dengan menjalankan beberapa kedai runcit Mudah Alih di Delhi. Bahagian ini juga terus membekalkan Grocerry dan barangan lain untuk pelbagai hospital terkemuka, hotel, sektor awam akujanji, sekolah, asrama dan lain-lain Pada tahun ini, Jumlah dagangan Pemasaran pengguna adalah Rs. 11.10 crore.

Pertanian Organik -

NAFED dengan motif memudahkan petani untuk mendapat harga yang menguntungkan untuk hasil mereka dan sebagai sebahagian daripada visinya untuk memasuki bidang sektor Agri baru muncul, telah memulakan projek pertanian organik Kerajaan India melalui geran di bawah kemudian Negara Hortikultur Mission (NHM) dan Rashtrya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). matlamat NAFED untuk memasuki ke dalam aktiviti ini adalah untuk mencetuskan minat di kalangan petani untuk menukar ke dalam bentuk bukan kimia amalan penanaman.

Sejak tahun 2007, NAFED memainkan peranan perintis dalam pelaksanaan Pertanian Organik dengan melaksanakan pelbagai projek di bahagian yang berlainan di negara ini, yang dibiayai di bawah NHM & RKVY. Tiga projek di bawah NHM dan RKVY berada di bawah peringkat pelaksanaan di kawasan lebih kurang 32.000 telah negeri Uttar Pradesh dan Bihar. laporan penyiapan dua projek pensijilan di bawah NHM telah dikemukakan kepada U.P. dan Kerajaan Punjab Negeri.