Lok Sabha Question No. 2004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap, Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## INTEGRATED SCHEME FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

2004.  SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP: SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

(a) the number of objectives achieved out of those mentioned in Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) since 01.04.2014; and

(b) the number of objectives not achieved out of those mentioned in ISAM along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): The  objectives  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM)  are  as under:
- (i)       To promote creation of agricultural marketing infrastructure by providing backend subsidy support to State, cooperative and private sector investments.
- (ii) To promote creation of scientific storage capacity and to promote pledge financing to increase farmers' income.
- (iii) To  promote  Integrated  Value  Chains  (confined  up  to  the  stage  of  primary processing only) to provide vertical integration of farmers with primary processors.
- (iv) To use ICT as a vehicle of extension to sensitize and orient farmers to respond to new challenges in agricultural marketing.

(v) To establish a nation-wide information network system for speedy collection and dissemination of market information and data on arrivals and prices for its efficient and timely utilization by farmers and other stake holders.

(vi) To  support  framing  of  grade  standards  and  quality  certification  of  agricultural commodities to help farmers get better and remunerative prices for their graded produce.

(vii) To catalyze private investment in setting up of agribusiness projects and thereby provide assured market to producers and strengthen backward linkages of agri-business projects with producers and their groups.

(viii) To undertake and promote training, research, education, extension and consultancy   in the agri marketing sector.

- (ix)      To establish a National Unified Agricultural Market through e-NAM.

In order to achieve the objectives (i) and (iii) above pertaining to the creation of agricultural marketing infrastructure and to promote Integrated Value chains (confined up to the stage of primary processing), 9753 marketing infrastructure projects have been created.

With  respect  to  objective  (ii)  above,  pertaining  to  creation  of  scientific  storage capacity, 345.52 Lakh MT storage capacities have been created under the scheme.

With  respect  to  objective  (iv)  and  (v)  above,  the  Government  is  implementing Marketing Research & Information Network (MRIN) sub scheme of ISAM. The scheme has a coverage  of  3356  markets  spread  all  over  the  country  having  coverage  of  more  than  300 commodities  and  2000  varieties.  Mandi  Price  and  arrival  data  is  being  captured  through  the Agmarknet portal  and  disseminated  through  various  modes  like  DD  Kisan  mobile  application and Kisan call centre.

With respect to objective (vi) above, the Government is implementing Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF), sub scheme of ISAM, to support framing of grade standards and quality certification of agricultural commodities to help farmers get better and  remunerative  prices  for  their  graded  produce.  So  far,  total  226  agricultural  commodities grade standards framed and have been notified since inception which include fruits, vegetables, cereals,  pulses,  oilseeds,  vegetable  oils,  ghee,  spices  including  turmeric,  honey,  creamery butter, wheat, atta, besan, etc. Further, as on date total 4529 Certification of Authorization have been issued across the country for grading and marking of agriculture produce, so that farmers get better and remunerative prices for their graded produce.

With  respect  to  objective  (vii)  above,  the  Government  is  implementing  Venture Capital  Assistance Scheme (VCA) through Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC). Under VCA scheme, SFAC has assisted total 2852 agribusiness projects.

With  respect  to  objective  (viii)  above,  CCS  National  Institute  of  Agricultural Marketing  (NIAM),  an  autonomous  organization  under  the  Government,  has  completed  55 survey and  research  projects.  Further,  880  training  and  seminar  programmes  and  96 consultation projects have also been completed by NIAM.

With  respect  to  objective  (ix)  above,  in  order  to  promote  a  National  Agriculture Market by integrating  the  physical  regulated  wholesale  markets  through  a  virtual  platform  for providing  transparent  quality  based  price  discovery  system,  an  e-trading  platform  named National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform has been launched which helps in shortening the intermediation  for  agricultural  and  horticultural  produce  through  inter-mandi  and  inter-state trade. A total of 585 wholesale regulated markets of 16 States and 02 Union Territories have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

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