First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair begins underway in New Delhi

First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair begins underway in New Delhi

First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair begins underway in New Delhi

The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) begins underway in New Delhi. The three day Fair is a major platform to promote export of products of cooperatives which will lead to enhanced rural and farm prosperity. Organisations from 36 countries are participating in the Fair.

At the 3 day IICTF 75 MoUs were signed. Thematic sessions were held on Globalisation of Cooperative Trade, Cooperative Banking and Financial Inclusion, Empowerment of Youth and Women through Cooperatives, Agro-processing Ecosystem through Cooperatives, Agri-Tech and Climate Smart Agriculture through cooperatives, Cooperatives as Cost Effective and Efficient Service providers, Big Data and Cyber Security in Cooperative Sector, Dairy Cooperative Opportunities for Value Addition and Trade and Farm Mechanisation and Inputs Supply- Role of Cooperatives.

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In line with Government’s focus on programmes like Start-up India and Stand-up India aimed at young entrepreneurs with new and innovative ideas, National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has formulated Yuva Sahakar- Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme 2019 which was also launched at the fair. Sahakar Bharati, the single largest organisation focusing on enlightening masses about the benefit of cooperative movement also show cased and launched their brand ‘Simplydesi’ which will provide good marketing and branding opportunities for cooperatives.

About India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF):

India’s first and the largest international cooperatives trade fair promising to usher a new era of cooperative excellence.

This unique three-day forum aims to promote cooperative-to-cooperative trade within India and abroad leading to enhanced rural and farm prosperity.

India International Cooperatives Trade Fair Packed with conferences, exhibitions, sales promotion, marketing, product display, conferences, buyer-seller-meets, networking, policy advocacy opportunities, the forum is a vibrant platform to network and collaborate with cooperatives from all across the world.