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Allied
Agencies
MARKFED:
The Madhya
Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED) is an Apex level
Federation of Cooperative Marketing Societies in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
The Society is registered under the Madhya Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act
1960.
Federation
represents the numerous marketing and allied societies of the state. As of
March 2001, 940 societies were members of Markfed. With the creation of the
Chhatisgarh state the business activity of Markfed have been bifurcated. M.P.
Markfed has an extensive network of branches in the state:
i. Zonal Offices 7
ii. District Marketing Offices 45
District offices
are located at almost all the district headquarters. These offices undertake
bulk of business and are well equipped with infrastructure and are manned with
experienced staff.
Objectives
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To assist and
strengthen its member marketing and other marketing societies in the state.
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To provide
agricultural inputs to the farmers through member of societies numbering over
six thousand to promote the production of their agricultural produce.
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To procure the
agricultural produce from farmers in regulated Mandies.
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To carry out
welfare activities as per the state government directives
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To construct
godowns to increase the storage facilities in the state.
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