SAHAKARA SINDHU
Department Of Cooperation, Government of Karnataka

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MARKETING SECTOR

For more details contact :

K.H.Thimmaiah, Addl.RCS (Consumer & Marketing) ,
Contact No :080-22261875 ,
Email : addlrcs-cm-ka@nic.in

Ingulambika V.S, ARCS (Consumer & Marketing),
Contact No :080-22269636/37 Ext : 224,
Email : arcs-cons-ka@nic.in

      The marketing sector is of two tier system. At the state level the Karnataka state cooperative marketing federation is functioning at the Apex institution and Taluk Agricultural Produce Co-operative Marketing societies at the taluk levels are functioning as primaries. All the taluks in the states are covered by these primary marketing cooperatives. Besides, there are other commodity-wise marketing societies. The marketing societies undertake prominent of food grains on behalf of the Government and the Karnataka food and civil supplies corporation by opening purchase points at village level. They are also entrusted with the vital activity of rural distribution system.

      In Karnataka there are 185 Taluk Agriculture Produce Co-operative Marketing Societies. Apart from these societies there are five specialized marketing societies dealing with Commercial Crops like arecanut etc, In order to achieve various objectives of such societies effectively and to restructure the marketing system, District Cooperative Marketing Unions at District level in the Districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bellary, Raichur, Mandya, Haveri, Mysore, Gulbarga, Shimoga, Hassan, Bidar and Bagalkot have been established.

The Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd,.

      It plays a major role in supplying chemical fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, Agricultural implements and other agricultural inputs to the farmers. It is also engaged in marketing certain consumer articles.
      The Federation also has its own Pesticides formulation Unit in Peenya, where pesticides under the brand name " SAHAKAR" are formulated.
                         As on 31-03-2011      (Rs in Lakhs)

1

Registration Number

CS/526-1,dated 11/11/1943

2

Membership

483

3

Share Capital

3891.37

 

a) Members

163.61

b) Government

3661.97

4

Working Capital

14240.00

5

Product

Purchase

Sales

Fertilizers

85100.00

86050.00

Pesticides

39.09

 47.13

Agriculture Produce

Import

-

Export

-.

6

Storage facilities

Godown

88.00

Cold Storage

98533

7

Net Profit(2010-11)

1436.00

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