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NAFED to share 1% profit for education of farmers’ children: Amit Shah

June 24, 2026 4:20 am

Among the four new initiatives are Nafex.in, an agri e-auction platform; Drishti, an inventory management system; the NAFED’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution; NAFED Kalyan, a scholarship for farmers’ children.

Centre to begin onion procurement today; 2 lakh tonne target set

May 15, 2026 3:03 am

The onion procurement will be undertaken by the two cooperative bodies — the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF).

With FIRs against multiple agencies, Nafed cracks the whip on onion procurement

February 14, 2025 2:43 pm

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has lodged FIRs against multiple federations this month for their alleged role in the onion procurement scam last year.

As deadline ends soon, India struggles to meet soyabean procurement target

December 26, 2024 6:10 pm

Data shared by NAFED showed that procurement is on in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat; Telangana is the only state where the procurement target is likely to be met.

Onion price increases to Rs 70 per kg, Odisha asks NAFED to intervene

November 14, 2024 7:47 am

Odisha minister attributed the price rise to the market situation at Nashik in Maharashtra from where the onions are procured.

Cabinet committee appoints full-time MD for Agri Ministry's NAFED, just days after temporary hand-off to Cooperation Ministry

October 26, 2024 12:15 pm

On October 21, The Indian Express reported— “NAFED post: Agriculture gives it to own official, week later it goes to Cooperation.”

NAFED post goes to Agri Ministry official, a week later Cabinet committee reassigns it Cooperation Ministry

October 22, 2024 8:59 am

The ACC, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, as its only other ministerial member. It is responsible for appointing senior officials to key positions in the Central government, public sector undertakings and autonomous bodies.

BJP MLA new chairman of NAFED

May 23, 2024 12:44 am

Ahir was elected unopposed by the board comprising 21 directors, of which two are from Gujarat, including Kundariya.

Outgoing Rajkot BJP MP Mohan Kundariya gets elected to NAFED

May 16, 2024 7:54 am

Mohan Kundariya's election to the board of NAFED came after four other candidates from Gujarat withdrew their candidature.

Nashik onion traders on strike: What are their demands, and could this affect onion prices?

October 02, 2023 4:03 pm

Traders and commission agents of the 15 wholesale markets in Nashik have been on strike since September 21. While retail prices of onions have not seen much difference, the present calm might not last for long.

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