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CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING, PROCESSING AND STORAGE
Cooperative
Marketing
The basic aims
of cooperative marketing are to arrange for the marketing of agricultural
produce of the agricultural members at a reasonable and remunerative price,
to distribute farm inputs to the agriculturists, to advance loans on the
pledge of agricultural produce, to undertake processing of the agricultural
commodities and to help in better recovery of loans through linking of
credit with marketing.
These
objectives are fulfilled through 110 agricultural producers
co-operative marketing societies functioning in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation is the
apex institution of cooperative marketing societies in all the districts
except Nilgiris, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. Thanjavur Cooperative Marketing Federation is
functioning as apex society for the cooperative marketing societies in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.
Tamil
Nadu Cooperative
Marketing Federation
Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing
Federation was started in the year 1959. Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation plays a
vital role in the distribution of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The
Federation has 38 godowns
with a total capacity of 28640 MTs
and 15 rental godowns
with a total capacity of 4650 MTs.
The Tamil Nadu
Cooperative Marketing Federation operates two cold storage plants in
Chennai, one at Koyambedu
Wholesale Market complex with a capacity of 2500 MTs. and another at Basin Bridge with 1350 MTs. capacity.
The Federation
acts as an agent of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
of India Ltd. (NAFED) for undertaking support price operations in Tamil Nadu. The Federation is also
operating a fertilizer plant at Pamani
in Tiruvarur District.
Marketing
of Agricultural Produce
The
cooperative marketing societies assist the farmer members to secure reasonable
prices for marketing their agricultural produces. They function as a bridge
between producers and consumers.
During the
year 2009-10 the cooperative societies have marketed the agricultural
produce to the tune of Rs.273.50 crores upto 30.11.2009.
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