The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)

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About TRIFED

TRIFED was established in August 1987 under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 by the Government of India.
It was formed with the main objective of institutionalising the trade of Minor forest products(MFP) and to provide the tribals of India a fair price for the surplus agricultural products produced by them.
It is a national level cooperative body under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs
TRIFED is mandated to ringing about socio-economic development of tribals of the country by institutionalising the trade of Minor Forest Produce & Surplus Agricultural Produce (SAP) collected/ cultivated by them.
It plays the dual role of both a market developer and a service provider, empowering them with knowledge and tools to better their operations in a systematic, scientific manner and also assist them in developing their marketing approach
The organization is involved actively in capacity building of the tribal people through sensitisation and the formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs).
It is engaged in training the tribals in several activities, so that they can effectively carry them out.
It also helps them in exploring and creating opportunities to market the developed products in national and international markets on a sustainable basis.
TRIBES India is the brand under which the sourced handcrafted products from the tribal people are sold.