Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: FPO Module under eNAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2652

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 nd  AUGUST,2022

## FPO MODULE UNDER eNAM

2652.  SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Farmer  Producer  Organisation  (FPO)  module  under  the  eNAM scheme launched by the Government;
- (b) the mechanism to provide quality assurance to the farmer producers coming to the markets (mandis) on eNAM platform;
- (c) the details of various measures to strengthen assaying under eNAM;
- (d) whether transportation facility is provided under eNAM; and
- (e) the measures being taken to integrate other trading platforms with eNAM?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Government  had  launched  FPO  trading  module  during  covid-19  pandemic  to enable  FPOs  to  upload  their  produce  from  collection  centres/  farm  gate  with  picture/ quality  parameter  for  on-line  bidding  without  physically  bringing  their  produce  to  the mandis. So far, 2177 FPOs have been onboarded on National Agriculture Market (eNAM) platform.

(b) to (c): Under the  e-NAM  scheme,  Government  of  India  is  providing  assistance upto  Rs  75  Lakh  per  mandi  for  related  hardware/  infrastructure  including  for  quality assaying  equipments and for  creation  of  infrastructure  like  cleaning,  grading,  sorting,

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packaging and compost unit etc. An established quality assaying lab in e-NAM mandis is  a  requisite  for  Agricultural  Produce  Market  Committees  (APMCs)  that  assess  and certify the quality of produce, which helps famers in getting prices commensurate with quality  of  their  produce.  Further,  provision  has  been  made  in  FPO  trading  module wherein FPOs can upload their produce from collection centres/ farm gate with picture/ quality parameters.

Under the scheme, various training & awareness programmes are conducted for farmers, traders and other stakeholders for successful implementation of e-NAM.

Further, following measures have been taken to strengthen assaying under e-NAM:

- i. Trading parameters for 193 agricultural and horticultural commodities such as cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits & vegetables, spices, flowers and fiber crops have been provided on e-NAM plaform.
- ii. Platform  of  Platforms  module  (PoP)  has  been  launched  to  integrate  the various platforms of service providers operational in Agri Value Chain with eNAM. Under PoP, various  service  providers  including  Quality  Assayers  are empanelled for the benefit of stakeholders.
- iii. Multilingual  (12  languages)  trade  portal  and  robust  mobile  app  is  available free  of  cost  for  all  stakeholders,  through  which  stakeholders  can  track progress of respective lots online (Sampling, Quality assaying certificate, ebidding, bid declaration, e-payment etc).
- iv. AI based assaying equipments have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

(d) to (e): On  14 th   July,  2022,  this  department  launched  the  Platform  of  Platforms (PoP) under e-NAM which involves integration of various service providers platform/ on boarding of service providers such as trading, transportation, sorting, grading, Fintech, warehousing  and  other  aspects  of  value  chain  etc.  to  enhance  farmers  accessibility digitally to multiple number of buyers, service providers etc. PoP will enable Farmers, FPOs, Traders and other stakeholders to access a range of services offered by multiple service providers, thereby increasing choice to the stakeholders.

Further  the  e-NAM  platform  is  made  interoperable  with  Rashtriya  e  Market  Services Private Limited (ReMS) platform of Government of Karnataka which will facilitate famers of either platforms to sell their produce in other platform thereby increasing their market access.

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