Is the Wudi County Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Shandong Province a public institution?

The Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Wudi County, Shandong Province is not a public institution, but a collective economic organization. Public institutions usually refer to organizations established by the state or local government to engage in public welfare service activities in accordance with the law, such as schools, hospitals, etc. The supply and marketing cooperative is the grassroots organization of rural collective economic organizations. Its mission is to provide farmers with services such as supply of agricultural inputs and sales of agricultural products. Supply and marketing cooperatives are rural collective economic organizations, which are somewhat different from public institutions.