The
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) is
engaged in marketing development of tribal products and provides marketing
support to the products made by tribals through a
network of retail outlets, which presently consist of 29 of its own outlets
located throughout the country and 14 State Government organization’s Show
Rooms.
The details of purchase and sales of tribal
products made by TRIFED in the last three years and the current year are given
below:-
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl.No. Year Purchase
Sale
1 2008-09 681.78 588.78
2 2009-10 609.35 697.99
3 2010-11 656.36 954.74
4 2011-12 343.00 439.92
(as
on 15.11.2011)
TRIFED also organises National Tribal Craft
Expo called “AADISHILP”, painting exhibition called “Aadi
Chitra”, “OCTAVE” for North Eastern Artisans and
Tribal Artisan Melas to facilitate the sale of their
products.
The
Govt. of India has approved a Road Map for TRIFED for the 11th five year plan
period which envisage a financial assistance to TRIFED by way of Grants-in-aid
under the Central Sector Scheme of “Marketing Development of tribal
products/produce” for the following four main activities:-
(1) Retail Marketing Development Activity
(2) MFP Marketing Development Activity
(3) Vocation Training, Skill Upgradation and Capacity Building of ST Artisans and Minor
Forest Produce (MFP) Gatherers
(4) Research & Development/Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Activity.