1.10. Government Measures to Improve Agricultural Marketing

Government of India has adopted a number of measures to improve agricultural marketing, the important ones being - establishment of regulated markets, construction of warehouses, provision for grading, and standardization of produce, Standardization of weight and measures, daily broadcasting of market prices of agricultural crops on All India Radio, improvement of transport facilities, etc. These are as briefly described here : -

1.10.1. Marketing surveys 1.10.2. Rural Godown Scheme 1.10.3. Grading and Standardization 1.10.4. Marketing Research & Information Network 1.10.5. AgmarkNet 1.10.6. National Agricultural Market Atlas (NAMA)1.10.7. CCS National Institute Of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur 1.10.8. Terminal Market Complexes 1.10.9. Organization of Regulated Markets 1.10.10. Central Warehousing Corporation 1.10.11. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection 1.10.12. Government Purchases and Fixation of Support Prices