NRwanda: Geography, Great Lakes Region and Key Facts

Category: Agriculture & Cooperatives

  • Commonly known as NAFED.

  • Established in 1958.

  • Works in the field of agricultural marketing and cooperative development.

  • Helps provide markets and support for agricultural commodities.

  • Plays an important role in procurement and price-support operations for selected agricultural commodities.

  • Works with farmers and cooperative institutions.

  • Has been associated with government interventions such as buffer-stock procurement and market stabilisation.

UPSC Focus: NAFED, cooperatives, agricultural marketing, price support.