TYPES OF CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING SOCIETIES

On the basis of the commodities dealt in by them, the cooperative
marketing societies may be grouped into the following types:

(i) Single commodity cooperative marketing societies: They
deal in the marketing of only one agricultural commodity.
They get sufficient business from the farmers producing that
single commodity. The examples are sugarcane cooperative
marketing society, cotton cooperative marketing society and
oilseed growers cooperative marketing society.

(ii) Multi-commodity cooperative marketing societies: They
deal in the marketing of a large number of commodities
produced by the members, such as foodgrains, oilseeds and
cotton. Most of the cooperative marketing societies in India
are of this type.

(iii) Multi-purpose, multi-commodity cooperative marketing
societies: These societies market a large number of
commodities and perform such other functions as providing
credit to members, arranging for the supply of the inputs
required by them, and meeting their requirements of
essential domestic consumption goods.