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- 1.
- According to RBI Co-operative Marketing is a co-operative Association of cultivators formed primarily for the purpose of helping the members to market their produce more profitably than is possible through private trade.
- According to FAO Co-operative Marketing is a system through which a group of farmers join together to carry on some or all the process involved in bringing goods to the consumer.
- 2.
- To sell the members product directly in the best market and in a state which attracts the best price.
- To grade the produce in such a way that the best price is obtained for all qualities to the advantages of the grower.
- Give fair weight.
- Handle the crop without damage or waste.
- Strengthen the bargaining power.
- Help members to produce the best product, which has most demand, this may include processing also.
- Educate the members in marketing.
- Stand for fair trading practices and stop manipulation of prices.
- Provide finances to producers and help them in getting finances.
- 3.
- Marketing of produce
- Distribution of fertilizers
- Distribution of seeds and agricultural machinery
- Grading and pooling of produce
- Processing activities
- Provision of storage faccilities
- Provision of financial assistance
- Manufacture of Implements
- Foreign and Inter-state trade
- Other activities
- 4.
- Brings in economy in cost of marketing.
- Supply quality goods to customer.
- Makes available grading & transportation facilities.
- Acts as a part of the government for procurement and implementation of price support policy.
- Encourage self help and thrift.
- Links marketing with credit.
- 5.
- Abolition of Middlemen.
- Collective bargaining.
- Storage facilities for members.
- Standardization and grading.
- Higher prices of members.
- Market infrastructure.
- Supplying inputs and consumer goods.
- Facility of correct weighing.
- Relief from illegal deductions.
- Linking credit, processing and & farming.
- 6.
- Reduce cost and improved services.
- Improve marketability reduce all undefined and undesirable market changes.
- Safeguards against rising costs & input prices.
- Provides credit.
- Storage facilities.
- Processing of agr. produce.
- Market intelligence.
- 7. 10/22/09
- 8.
- National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing
- Federation (NAFED)
- It was established in 1958, with the following
- objectives:
- Co-ordinate & promote the marketing and trading activities of its members in agr. Goods.
- Undertake or Promote inter state, intra state & international trade.
- To Undertake the supply of agr. Inputs lilke seed, fertiliser, manure, agr. Implements, etc..
- It has brancehs at Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata & Delhi.
- 9.
- These are apex institutions for all co-operative
- marketing in the state.
- Functions of State Level Co-operative Marketing
- Societies :
- They provide credit and other facilities to District Marketing Societies.(DMS)
- They buy and sell products of DMS.
- Wholesale distribution of chemical fertlisers, iron, steel, cement, sugar, wheat, kerosene, coffeeseeds, rice, milkpowder, etc., in addition to agr. Implements & insecticides.
- Overall co-ordination of co-operative marketing.
- 10.
- District Level Marketing Societies Central Marketing
- Societies
- They deal with primary marketing societies(PMS) at village level.
- Purchase & sell agr. produce & supply agr. Inputs to farmers through PMS.
- Primary Marketing Societies
- They deal in a single commodities or many
- commodities at a time. They collect &
- standardise the produce brought to them by
- their members & make arrangements for their
- sale. They also advance loans to their members
- Against the produce. They are multipurpose
- societies.
- 11.
- Less cost of marketing.
- Quality goods supplied to customers.
- Help in growth of better crops.
- Credit facilities at low interest rates.
- Fair prices to customers.
- Stabilization of prices.
- Surplus distribution.
- Help Govt. in programmes for rural development.
- Educative value.
- 12.
- Unplanned setup no attention while fixing the volume of produce, area of operation, finance requirements, etc.
- Malpractices.
- Lack of initiative by members, only Govt. initiative.
- Less no. of regulated markets.
- Competition from credit societies, middlemen, traders, etc..
- Lack of co-ordination.
- Lack of audit and supervision.
- 13.
- Illiterate farmers & less marketable surplus.
- Lack of warehousing & transport facilities.
- Defective loan policies.
- Untrained persons.
- Lack of funds.
- No incentives to Marketing Societies.
- 14.
- Proper Storage facilities.
- Grading & Standardization.
- Large area of operation so as to have large business.
- Bring down cost of management.
- Specialized knowledge and techniques.
- Better co-ordination between credit societies and marketing societies.
- Trained and experienced staff.
- 15.
- Target oriented approach in terms of number of societies.
- Organization of societies should be run on democratic lines
- Finances of the societies should be improved
- Marketing societies should undertake sales on commission basis
- Existing potentially viable societies should be revitalized while defunct societies should be liquidated