Structure of Co-operative Marketing Sample Clauses

Structure of Co-operative Marketing. Societies (1) Base level: At the base level, there are primary co-operative marketing societies. These societies market the produce of the farmer members in that area. They may be single commodity or multi-commodity societies, depending upon the production of the crops in the area. They are located in the primary wholesale market, and their field of operations extends to the area from which the produce comes for sale, which may cover one or two Tehsils, Panchayat Samitis or development blocks. (2) Central/District Level: At the district level, there are central co-operative marketing unions or federations. Their main job is to market the produce brought for sale by the primary co-operative marketing societies of the area. These are located in the secondary wholesale markets and generally offer a better price for the produce. The primary co- operative marketing societies are members of these unions in addition to the individual farmer members. In the two-tier structure, the State societies perform the functions of district level societies by opening branches in the district. (3) State level: At the state level, there are apex (State) co-operative marketing societies. These state level institutions serve the state as a whole. Their members are both the primary co-operative marketing societies and the central co-operative unions of the state. The basic functions of these societies is to co-ordinate the activities of the affiliated societies and conduct such activities as inter-state trade, export-import, procurement, distribution of inputs and essential consumer goods, dissemination of market information and rendering expert advice.