discuss the main role of cooperative
The main roles of Marketing Cooperatives are:
- Supply inputs like seeds, fertilizers etc at reasonable prices
- Arranges transportation of agricultural produce
- Arranges Storage facilities to avoid distress sales
- Arranges grading of products so that farmers are not cheated in the market
- Advances loans to farmers so that farmers are not forced to make distress sales and wait for better prices.
- Markets products on behalf of farmers. This helps the farmers in getting better prices of therir product.