Songgye
- The NFCF originated from Songgye, a cooperative dating to the Joseon period
1940s
- 1949. The Central Forestry Cooperative Federation, Provincial Forestry Federations, and Local Forestry Cooperatives were established.
1950s
- 1952. In accordance with the Tentave Forest Protection Act, a local forestry association was established.
1960s
- 1962. With the enactment of the Forest Act. amalgamated organizations were established : the Forestry Federation of Korea, Forestry Cooperatives, and the Forestry Association.
1980s
- 1980. The independent Forest Cooperative Act was enacted, and the Forestry Federation of Korea was renamed the Central Federation of Forestry Cooperatives [CFFC]
1990s
- 1993. The CFFC was reorganized as a forestry cooperative comprising forest owners and managers
2000s
- 2000. In accordance with the government's reform plan on cooperatives, the CFFC was reorganized as the National Forestry Cooperatives Federation [NFCF]