Major Organisations in Agriculture | Current Affairs 2026 | All Agri Exams | Complete Revision

Main Ideas / Lessons Conveyed (Major Agri Organizations)

1) Course Framing: “Major Organizations” in Agri Current Affairs

• The session is part of a current-affairs revision series focused on major organizations in agriculture.
• It is positioned as exam-relevant because questions are asked from organizations/schemes that appear in current affairs.
• The lecture references earlier organization-based content (e.g., NABARD) and uses between-question examples to show how schemes/organizations appear in news.

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2) NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited)

What NAFED Is (Core Definition)

• Full form: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited
• Meaning breakdown:
  • Agricultural: related to farm produce
  • Cooperative: farmers market together via a cooperative structure
  • Marketing: support for selling/market arrangements

Cooperative Marketing Concept (Explained with an Example)

• Marketing alone: a farmer sells individually.
• Cooperative marketing: farmers sell together through an organization they become members of.

Why NAFED Is Discussed in Newspapers (As Framed in the Lecture)

• The speaker claims corruption concerns can affect effectiveness of mandates, making NAFED a “name in discussion.”
• Exam/news angle: if corruption-related news exists, it may connect to scheme-related questions.

Major Functions / Roles of NAFED

NAFED is described as supporting marketing and related activities, including:

• Promotes and develops marketing
• Links with:
  • Processing
  • Storage
  • Warehousing / cold storage
  • Intervention in agricultural commodity trade
• It supports farmers by:
  • Implementing government procurement/storage-related work
  • Providing technical advice on agricultural production
  • Providing loans to members (loans secured against goods)
  • Acting as an agent to government directives (purchase/sell/storage as required)

Membership / Who Its Members Are

• Farmers participate through State Cooperative Federations.
• NAFED is designed to focus on marketing cooperatives and farmer produce.

Objectives (As Listed)

• “Organize, promote and develop” marketing (and related processing/storage) of:
  • Agricultural / horticultural / forest produce (as stated, with later note on commodity limits)

Key Scheme Highlighted: Price Support Scheme (PSS)

• Central scheme discussion: PSS (Price Support Scheme)
• Core mechanism:
  • Procurement at MSP (Minimum Support Price) via designated agencies
• NAFED’s role:
  • Presented as a nodal/implementing agency for PSS for certain commodities
• Commodities mentioned:
  • Oilseeds, pulses, and copra
  • (Contrast drawn with other agencies such as FCI for wheat/rice and GCI/CCI/others for other crops)

Linking PSS to “PM Asha” (As Stated)

• MSP support is framed as being ensured via PM Asha, described as arrangements ensuring MSP delivery (not necessarily a “legal guarantee,” per the talk).
• Exam-style connection noted:
  • NAFED and FCI jointly procure certain commodities under Price Support Scheme, with PM Asha linked to MSP assurance.

Second Scheme Highlighted: Operation Greens (and Why It’s “Left” After Correction)

• Operation Greens (Tomato–Onion–Potato) is briefly described.
• The speaker then clarifies it was launched later, so the talk returns to NAFED’s major schemes.

Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) / Price Stabilization Role

• Explained as:
  • PSF = funds used to stabilize prices by acting like a buffer
  • Buying/storing when required and releasing when prices move
• Role noted:
  • Helps manage volatility, stabilizing pulses and edible oil
• Budget figure stated:
  • ₹4000 crores for 2025–26 (as claimed in the lecture)

FPO Involvement (Farmer Producer Organizations)

• Presented claim: NAFED is involved as an implementing agency for the 100,000 FPOs target.
• Later clarification: a slip about extracting oil is corrected back to FPO support/implementation.

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3) APEDA (Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority)

What APEDA Is

• Full idea: Authority for export development of:
  • Agricultural products
  • Processed food products derived from agriculture (e.g., mango juice/pulp)

Why APEDA Intervenes in Export Issues (Illustrated Example)

• “Mediation” metaphor used:
  • If importing countries ban imports due to pesticide residue/standards,
  • APEDA mediates/address issues by ensuring compliance.
• Examples referenced:
  • France/EU warnings about pesticide limits
  • Rice/chili/mango export bans

Establishment Date / Replacement of Older Council

• APEDA established: 13 February 1986
• Act referenced:
  • Lecture notes act came into force in 1985, with operations completed in 1986
• Replaces: PFEPC (Process Food Export Promotion Council)

Administrative Control / Ministry Linkage

• Framed as under:
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry / Department of Commerce
  • (Not Ministry of Agriculture, per the lecture framing)

Headquarters and Leadership

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairman: appointed by the central government
  • Speaker subtitles mention an example chairman: Mr. Abhishek Dev ji

Core Missions / Functions of APEDA

Listed in exam-style framing:

1. Development and promotion of exports
2. Setting standards/specifications and aligning compliance
3. Export registration of exporters (APEDA registration; “don’t sell locally” framing)
4. Quality control and inspection
   • Lecture references raid/inspection style comparisons with domestic checks (FSSAI-like comparison), but for exports
5. Financial assistance for development/promotion
6. Market promotion / awareness creation
7. Packing and marketing support
8. Data collection (export/product monitoring to countries)
9. Training for exporters

APEDA Scheme Highlighted: NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production)

• NPOP = National Programme for Organic Production
• Relationship:
  • Supports organic production certification enabling export of organic products
• Certification context:
  • PGS (Participatory Guarantee Scheme) mentioned as part of organic certification discussion
• Implemented by: APEDA

Clarification: NPOP as “Scheme,” Not an Organization

• Speaker distinguishes that NPOP is a scheme/program, not a separate organization with its own permanent HQ (any office is implementation-related).

Mention of PPKVY (Pradhan Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana)

• Subtitles refer to it in organic farming context (not fully elaborated in the lecture).

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4) NDDB (National Dairy Development Board) — Organization and Scope

Basic Identity

• NDDB = National Dairy Development Board
• Formation: 7 September 1965
• Headquarters: Anand, Gujarat

Legal Structure Evolution (As Described)

• Initially registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860
• Reconstituted as a statutory body under NDDB Act 1987

Major Person: Dr. Verghese Kurien (Key Narrative Anchor)

• Known as:
  • Father of the White Revolution
  • Milkman of India
• Leadership timeline claimed:
  • Chairman from 1965 to 1998
• Associated with:
  • Operation Flood and the “Anand pattern” replication across India
• Awards mentioned:
  • Padma Shri (1965), Padma Bhushan (1966), Padma Vibhushan (year in subtitles noted as likely incorrect: 1919)
  • Ramon Magsaysay Award
  • World Food Prize (1989, as stated)
• Birth/celebration reference:
  • National Milk Day (26 November) tied to Kurien’s contributions

Purpose / Function of NDDB (Core Lesson)

• Develop the dairy sector and improve dairy production through cooperative models and programs.

White Revolution / Operation Flood (Dairy Transformation)

• Operation Flood timeline:
  • Started 1970, completed 1996
• Divided into three phases:
  • 1970–1981
  • 1981–1985
  • 1985–1996
• Claim noted:
  • India became the world’s largest milk producer (with USA comparison mentioned)

Anand Pattern (Cooperative Tier Structure)

NDDB explains the three-tier structure:

• Village-level cooperative society
• District-level cooperative union

• State-level federation Purpose (as explained):

• Reduce internal competition

• Improve incomes and strengthen dairy cooperatives

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NDDB Subsidiaries (Major Entities Discussed)

• Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Private Limited
  • Processing and marketing of fruits/vegetables; consumer brand (Mother Dairy)
• Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL)
  • Veterinary medicines/vaccines for animals
• IDMC Limited (Indian Dairy Machinery Company)
  • Dairy machinery/automation and related manufacturing
• NDS (“National Dairy Services”) (as described in subtitles)
  • Non-profit; manages semen station / animal breeding support services
• NDB/NDDB Dairy Services and related animal genetics support
  • Mention includes NDB Soil Limited (manure management, biogas, organic fertilizer)
• NDB Kaf Limited
  • Animal genetics conservation and improvement; indigenous breeds conservation
• Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
  • Indigenous breed conservation/development framework supported via NDDB ecosystem

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NDDB Schemes / Initiatives Highlighted

• National Dairy Plan Phase II (NDP)
  • Mentioned as a 5-year scheme (subtitles indicate 2020–25)
  • Focus: milk processing infrastructure and capacities
• National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development
• Rashtriya Gokul Mission
  • Indigenous breed conservation/development
• Bharat Pashudhan Digital Platform
  • Digitization of animal data/records and breeding/health tracking
• Milk adulteration testing initiative
  • MAITRI = mobile testing lab for milk adulteration identification/testing resources
• Climate Resilient Dairy Farming
  • Heat stress management and adaptation via feed formulations and breed improvements
• Women Dairy Cooperative / Women entrepreneurship in dairy
  • Promotes women’s dairy entrepreneurship; subtitles claim large scale of women members

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Closing Part of the Lecture (Course/Admin)

• Speaker announces a PDF will be shared (with delay/qualification/without checking immediate content).
• Mentions mock tests / test series and timing for online tests.
• Session ends with reminders about next class timing.

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Speakers / Sources Featured (Explicitly Mentioned)

1. Dr. Verghese Kurien — central figure for NDDB/White Revolution
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri — mentioned regarding replication of Anand pattern setup
3. Mr. Abhishek Dev ji — APEDA chairman (as mentioned in subtitles)
4. Shalu sister — participant mentioned during course announcements
5. Prajapati ji / Suraj Prajapati ji — mentioned during chat/course discussion
6. MP RAO — mentioned in a classroom-style example (not clearly identified further)