NAFED to share 1% profit for education of farmers’ children: Amit Shah
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.
Amit Shah said Bharat Taxi would be available in every state in the next two years. (File Photo) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday launched four new initiatives of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), and announced that it will earmark 1% of its profits for higher education scholarships and career development of children from farmer families.
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.
Shah said output of pulses and oilseeds had risen in recent years, but self-sufficiency remained elusive as minimum support prices were not reaching growers. “There is a need to get rid of middlemen. Time has come for both NAFED and NCCF to procure pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers to ensure benefits reach them.”
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