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Oil Seeds and Pulses procurement
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- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing of India) have procured oil seeds and pulses from farmers directly at Minimum Support Prices.
- Currently, the Price Support Scheme for the Rabi season has been launched in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra.
- NAFED is the apex organization for all marketing cooperatives of agricultural produce in the country.
- Apart from agricultural produce, NAFED also procures forest resources.
- It was established as a nodal agency for price stabilization in the country under “Operation Greens”.
- Operation Greens was introduced in the Union Budget 2018-19.
- The project aims to stabilize the supply of tomatoes, onion and potatoes in the country.
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