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.

全国农业合作社（印度）有限公司的营销联盟（NAFED）在10月2日1958年NAFED是根据多国合作社法注册的甘地贾扬蒂的吉日成立。 NAFED是建立与促进农产品合作社营销的农民受益的对象。农业农民NAFED的主要成员，谁拥有在NAFED的工作总机关成员的形式说的权力。

国内业务 -

NAFED的国内业务主要包括夺标的企业，合资企业与会员协会/学会，机构和寄售业务和实施价格支持计划，PSF计划，印度政府的市场干预的计划。 NAFED通过采购他们的产品像粮食，豆类，油料，香料，棉花，部落的农产品，黄麻和黄麻制品，蛋，通过建立合作网络遍布全国与曼迪层次营销协会的积极参与，新鲜水果和蔬菜有助于农民。 NAFED还通过在终端市场寄售基础上，安排处置他们的产品，让他们获取最好的价格为他们的产品提供给农民营销帮助。

在官立的遗志NAFED。印度还缺乏在营销情况通过各种必备物品，如，洋葱，土豆，鸡蛋等供应服务于消费者的利益，或当这种商品的价格上涨不正常。

价格稳定基金（PSF）计划 -

在2015年，印度政府已建立价格稳定基金（PSF）计划，以创造洋葱的缓冲库存。脉冲后，缓冲库存也被列入PSF计划。 NAFED是在价格稳定基金（PSF）计划的现行市场利率的中央机构采购和洋葱的缓冲库存和洋葱之一。

国际贸易 -

NAFED是印度政府对根据资助计划供应，提名的国家食用油进口进口机构之一。 NAFED没有考虑资金的缺乏的，也由于波动的国际市场豆类承担任何进口。

工业和仓储单位 -

NAFED生物肥，印多尔即，根瘤菌，Azetobactor和PSB / PSM的产品继续在这一年也2015-2016享受印度农业团体之间的普及，尽管在贸易的恶性竞争中普遍存在。

消费市场 -

消费市场司继续以合理的价格通过其brancehes，位于德里和西姆拉零售网点的网络来销售的日常需要优质的消费类产品。这也迎合了消费者在他们的门一步跑了几个在德里手机零售商店。该司还继续提供Grocerry和其他物品的各种领先的医院，宾馆，公共事业部门，学校，招待所等，在这一年中，消费市场的总营业额卢比。 11.10亿卢比。

有机农业 -

以促进农民获得有利可图的价格为他们的产品并作为其进入新兴农业部门领域的愿景的一部分的动机NAFED，已经走过下当时的国家园艺使命补助发起印度政府的有机农业项目（NHM）和Rashtrya Krishi维卡斯由旬（RKVY）。 NAFED的目标是进入本次活动是启动利率之间的农民转化为种植习俗，非化学形式。

自2007年以来，NAFED是由全国不同地区，NHM与RKVY资助下开展各种项目发挥着有机农业实施了先锋作用。 NHM和RKVY下三个项目正在实施阶段，大约32000的面积已经北方邦和比哈尔邦。 NHM下两个认证项目完成报告已提交U.P.和旁遮普邦政府。