TRIFED signs MoU with IFFDC to Promote Livelihood Generation of Tribal People

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), the commercial wing of Ministry of Tribal Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative ltd (IFFDC) to promote Livelihood Generation of Tribal People.

Pravir Krishna, Managing Director of TRIFED & S.P. Singh, Managing Director of IFFDC signed the MoU.

i.As part of the Agreement,

• The 2 organisations will organise training programmes for Tribal Artisans to develop their entrepreneurship skill & business development.
• They will collaborate to identify & implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives & Tribal Development efforts.
• IFFDC will assist TRIFED in the promotion of Tribal Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
•  They will also provide training to TRIFED promote, linked Community Organisations & members.
• Any other activity which will strengthen tribal livelihoods & entrepreneurship development will be included in the agreement.

ii.Other areas of association between the 2 entities have also been identified, and IFFDC will promote Primary Farm Forestry Cooperative Societies (PFFCS)/Self Help Groups (SHGs) & Community Based Organizations (CBOs) linked with TRIFED for collection and marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products & Minor Forest Produce (NTFP/MFP).

Recent Related News:

i.On the Occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2, 2020), Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda virtually launched ‘Tribes India E-Marketplace’ (market.tribes india.com), which is India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace.

About Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative ltd (IFFDC):
Chairman – Umesh Tripathi
Headquarters – Gurgaon, Haryana