What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the ‘National Agriculture Market’ scheme?
- 1.It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities.
- 2.It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices commensurate with the quality of their produce.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
The e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), launched in 2016, is a pan-India online portal that links regulated mandis. Because buyers across the country can bid on assayed produce, a farmer reaches a nationwide market and better quality can fetch a better price. Both statements are correct.
- ✓ 1. The Union Government launched e-NAM in 2016 as a pan-India online portal connecting mandis and regulated market yards.
- ✓ 2. Linking mandis on one electronic platform lets traders from other markets bid, with quality testing of produce, so farmers get wider access and prices that reflect quality.
Remember · e-NAM (2016): pan-India electronic trading portal networking APMC mandis into a unified national market for farm produce.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Economic Development, Ch 5 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Economic Development, Chapter 5 “In 2016, Union Government launched a portal named e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), and a Pan-India online portal by connecting mandis and RMYs.”
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