Role Of Cooperatives In

Agribusiness Development

PRESENTED BY ABHISHEK KUMAR

MUDASIR AHMED

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Introduction
What is Cooperative?
A farm, business, or organization which is owned
and run jointly by its members, who share the
profits or benefits.

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7 Principles Of Cooperatives
Voluntary and open membership
Democratic member control
Economic participation by members
Autonomy and independence
Education, training and information
Cooperation among cooperatives
Concern for community

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Importance Of Cooperatives

Cooperatives promote the fullest possible

participation in the economic and social
development of all people and are a major
economic force in developed countries and a
powerful business model in developing ones.
It can play a particular role in empowering women
and fighting forms of gender discrimination.
It provide much-needed goods and services,
including health care,education,water and housing.

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Advantages Of Cooperatives
Ownership and Democratic Control
Increase Farmers’ Income
Quality of Supplies and Products
Expanded Markets
Improved Farm Management
Local Leadership Development
Added Community Income

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Cooperatives Related To
Agribusiness Sector

Milk Producers Cooperatives

Fertilizer Cooperatives
Fisheries Cooperatives
Farming Cooperatives
Cooperative Banks

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Example of

Milk Producers

Cooperatives

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AMUL
AMUL - Anand milk union ltd.

Amul formed in 1946, is a dairy cooperative movement in India.

Dr. Verghese Kurien volunteered to help in setting up a
processing plant.
 It is a brand name managed by an apex cooperative organisation,
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(GCMMF)
 Its daily milk procurement is approx. 14.85 million lit per day
from 18,536 village milk cooperative societies, 17 member unions
covering 31 districts, and 3.37 million milk producer members.

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Conti…..
The Amul model has helped India to emerge as the
largest milk producer in the world. More than 15 million
milk producers pour their milk in 1,44,500 dairy
cooperative societies across the country. Their milk is
processed in 184 District Co-operative Unions and
marketed by 22 State Marketing Federations, ensuring a
better life for millions.
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Example of

Fertilizer

Cooperatives

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IFFCO
IFFCO - Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative
Limited (IFFCO)
Registered on November 3, 1967 as a Multi-unit Co-
operative Society.
 Plants owned by IFFCO- Kalol,
Kandla(GUJARAT),Phulpur (Uttar Pradesh),
Paradeep(Orissa).
Contributes 20 % of country’s total nitrogenous
fertilizer production and 25 % of total phosphate
fertiliser production.

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KRIBHCO
KRIBHCO - Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited

 Established in 5th February 1982. Is a premier Cooperative

Society for manufacture of fertilizer, registered under Multi-State
Cooperative Societies Act-1985 Was promoted by the Govt. of
India, IFFCO, NCDC and other agricultural Cooperative societies.

KRIBHCO has setup a Fertilizer Complex to manufacture Urea,

Ammonia & Bio-fertilizers at Hazira( Surat, Gujarat).

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 Example of
Fisheries Cooperatives

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GFCCA
GFCCA - Gujarat Fisheries Central Co-operative
Association Limited
It is a head cooperative body of the fishermen
cooperatives in Gujarat. It was established in the year
1956.
Marketing of fresh water fish and marine fish in
wholesale and in retail through its different outlets
and mobile vans.
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Cooperative Bank

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Cooperative Bank
 The cooperative banks are small-sized units
which operate both in urban and non-urban centers.
They finance small borrowers in industrial and
trade sectors also professional and salary classes.
Regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, they are
governed by the Banking Regulations Act 1949 and
banking laws (co-operative societies) act, 1965.

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Conti…..
The cooperative banking structure in India is divided into
following 5 categories:

SCB – State Cooperative Bank

DCCB – District cooperative central bank

PACS – Primary Agricultural Cooperative credit Societies

CLDB – Central Land Development Bank

PLDB – Primary Land Development Bank

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Farming Cooperatives

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TRIFED
TRIFED - Tribal cooperative marketing
federation
 It was established in 1987 to develop the system
of marketing of forest produced by tribals in the
india.
TRIFED arranges marketing & export of minor
forests products produced by the tribals in the tribal
dominated areas & protects the tribals from
exploitation.

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 NAFED
NAFED - The National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India.
It was established in October, 1958
It deals in procurement, processing, distribution,
export & import of selected agricultural commodities.
It is also the nodal agency for undertaking price
support operations for pulses & oilseeds and market
intermediation operation for other agricultural
commodities.

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Conclusion
Agribusiness cooperatives are playing a big role in
growth of agribusiness sector in India. Agribusiness
is affected by a mass of factors including institutions
and organisations. Cooperatives are considered an
important instrument of agribusiness development
in developing countries including India.

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