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NAFED is apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India.
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Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
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It was founded in October 1958 to promote trade of agricultural produce and forest resources across the nation.
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It functions under Ministry of Agriculture.
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NAFED is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.
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In 2008, it had established, National Spot Exchange, a Commodities exchange as a joint venture of Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. (FTIL).