TRIFOOD scheme

• Tertiary value addition centres being set up in tribal areas of Jagdalpur and Raigad under TRIFOOD
• Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has its own E-commerce portal www.tribesindia.com to market tribal products.

TRIFOOD Scheme

• It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED.
• It is being implemented in the backdrop of VanDhan Yojana
• It will promote value addition to Minor Forest Produce (MFP).
• The units are envisaged to be professionally operated by reputed food processors who will operate the facilities for a designated period of time under the overall administrative control of TRIFED
• This will ensure that assets created are efficiently commercially utilised as per its installed capacities and designed objectives.

• It will create local employment opportunities for the tribal communities and providing entrepreneurial opportunities in terms of raw material linkages to the units.
• About 25% of total raw materials is expected to be sourced locally from the identified Vandhan SHGs/Vandhan Kendras in the catchment areas as per the grade and quantity requirement, consistently for period of 5 years.
• Under this scheme, tertiary value addition centres are being set up by TRIFED at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh and Raigad in Maharashtra at a cost of approximately Rs.11 crore.
• Commodities to be Processed: Mahua, Amla, Jamun, Custard Apple ,Cashew, Tamarind, Ginger, Garlic & Other Fruits & Vegetables
• Livelihood Generation Potential from TRIFOOD Projects: 2.5 lakh tribal gatherers.

About Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED):

• It was established in August 1987 under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 by the Government as a National level Cooperative body.
• It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

• Functions:

1. Bring about socio-economic development of tribals of the country by institutionalising the trade of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) & Surplus Agricultural Produce (SAP) collected/ cultivated by them.
2. Playing the dual role of both a market developer and a service provider, empowering tribals with knowledge and tools to better their operations in a systematic, scientific manner
3. Assist them in developing marketing approach.
4. Capacity building of tribal people through sensitization and the formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs).
5. Assistance in exploring and creating opportunities to market the developed products in national and international markets on a sustainable basis. "