Supply and marketing cooperatives cooperatives union

Federation of supply and marketing cooperatives is defined as follows:

The Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives is a cooperative economic organization voluntarily established by farmers to meet the needs of rural production and life. Mainly responsible for selling production tools, daily necessities and purchasing agricultural and sideline products. As a commercial organization, supply and marketing cooperatives acquire shares through members' funds, labor, technology or means of production. Based on the principle of equality and mutual assistance, they are jointly established and managed to provide services for their members. This organizational form is helpful for working people to improve their production and living conditions and seek common economic and social benefits.

Organizational structure of Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives:

1. Grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives: usually cooperative economic organizations in rural areas, composed of farmers voluntarily, mainly providing farmers with means of production, daily necessities and agricultural products sales services;

2. County-level Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives: composed of grass-roots supply and marketing cooperatives within its jurisdiction, responsible for the overall management and services of grass-roots cooperatives, and providing financial and logistical support;

3. Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperatives: It is composed of subordinate county-level associations and is responsible for resource integration and business coordination in a wider scope;

4. Provincial Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives: it is composed of subordinate municipal associations, which allocate resources and formulate policies at the provincial level;

5. National Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives: it is the highest level of supply and marketing cooperative organization, responsible for national strategic planning and macro management.

To sum up, the Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives is a cooperative economic organization spontaneously established by farmers and operates on the principle of equality and mutual assistance. It aims to meet the needs of rural production and life by selling production tools, daily necessities and purchasing agricultural and sideline products. At the same time, members invest in labor and technology management to improve the production and living conditions of working people and realize the promotion of economic and social interests.

Legal basis:

Measures for the supervision and administration of self-owned assets of supply and marketing cooperatives

Article 5

Supply and marketing cooperatives have the right to possess, use, benefit and dispose of social assets according to law, and their legitimate rights and interests are protected by state laws. No department or unit may transfer or occupy the property of the supply and marketing cooperatives, incorporate social assets into the local government financing platform or provide guarantees for the financing platform, and may not change the affiliation of the supply and marketing cooperatives and their affiliated enterprises and institutions.