Contents

1. Storage and Warehousing 25

1.1. Types of Storages 25

1.1.1. Underground Storage Structures 25

1.1.2. Surface Storage Structures 25

1.2. Improved Grain Storage Structures 26

1.3. Warehousing 26

1.3.1. Warehousing in India 27

1.4. Cold Storage 29

1.5. National Policy on Handling, Storage and Transportation of Foodgrains 31

1.6. Integrated Cold Chain Availability Platform 31

1.7. Issues with Storage 32

1.8. Way Forward 32

2. Transport 33

2.1. Procurement and Distribution of Foodgrains 33

3. Agriculture Marketing 34

3.1. Significance of Agriculture Marketing 34

3.2. Structure of Agricultural Marketing in India 34

3.2.1. Agriculture Co-operative Marketing Societies 34

3.2.2. Regulated Markets 35

3.2.3. Public Trading 35

3.2.4. Futures Trading 35

3.3. Regulation of Agricultural Marketing 35

3.4. Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) 36

3.5. Model APMC Act, 2003 37

3 6. Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017

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3.7. Problems facing Agriculture Marketing in India 39

3.8. Recent Government Measures to improve Agricultural Marketing in India 40

4. Way Forward 40

5. Miscellaneous Topics 42

5.1. National Agriculture Market (NAM) 42

5.2. Contract Farming 43

5.3. Agricultural Price Policy 44

6. Previous Years GS Mains Questions 46

7. Previous Years UPSC Mains Questions 53