National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL)
Why in News?
The National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) is a newly established national-level multi-state cooperative society set up by the Ministry of Cooperation to act as an umbrella organization for the entire organic product value chain.
About
- Registered under Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002; acts as umbrella for cooperatives in organic sector.
- Union Cabinet approved formation on January 11, 2023; launched by Amit Shah on November 7, 2023, with logo, website, and brochure.
- Headquarters: 8th Floor, Tower I, World Trade Centre, Narauji Nagar, New Delhi (some sources note Anand, Gujarat link via NDDB).
Promoters and Members
- Chief promoter: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
- Other promoters: GCMMF (Amul), NAFED, NCCF, NCDC.
- Over 11,000 cooperatives as members; open to FPOs, apex bodies, scientific community.
Objectives
- Aggregate, certify, produce, test, procure, store, process, brand, package, market organic products of cooperatives for domestic/international markets.
- Provide finance, training, capacity building, technical guidance to organic producers.
- Create knowledge repository, R&D in organic farming; pass high prices to farmers via cooperatives for small/marginal holders (80% of India's farmers).
Key Initiatives
- "Bharat Organics" brand: 28-29 products (essentials) available in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru stores, e-commerce; partnerships like Mother Dairy for distribution.
- State MoUs: 22 states/UTs; Uttarakhand for market access, production boost.
- Supports natural farming movement, export platform, standardization for global recognition.
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