STRENGTHENING OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare highlighted several central initiatives to strengthen agricultural marketing, a State subject. The e-NAM portal now registers 1.89 crore farmers and 2.78 lakh traders, with inter‑State trade rising from 563 MT in 2018‑19 to 2,984.3 MT in 2025‑26. Under the scheme for 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations, 10,000 FPOs have been registered, achieving a cumulative turnover of Rs 20,340 crore since 2020. The Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) Scheme has sanctioned 12,353 storage projects (369.18 lakh MT capacity) and 6,901 non‑storage projects in the past decade. Additional support comes from the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, MIDH, PMKSY, and the World’s Largest Grain Storage Programme, collectively enhancing post‑harvest, storage, and value‑addition facilities.