Current Context : Jetha Ahir has been elected as the chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

• Ahir was elected unopposed by the board comprising 21 directors.
• He is also the chairman of Panchmahal’s Pancharmrut Dairy as well as the Panchmahal District Cooperative (PDC) Bank.
• He has also served as the deputy speaker of the Gujarat Assembly.

ABOUT NAFED :

Established on 02 October 1958 registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

Works under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Objective : to promote co-operative marketing of produce which would benefit farmers.

• To distribute agricultural machinery, implements and other inputs, undertake inter-state, import and export trade, wholesale or retail.
• It is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.