Lok Sabha Question No. 3971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Farmers' Access to real-time Market Price Data
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3971

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## FARMERS' ACCESS TO REAL-TIME MARKET PRICE DATA

3971.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that farmers are not having access to timely and accurate market price information for their produce, if so, the details of the Government is taking to ensure that farmers have access to real-time market price data;
- (b) the details of  initiatives  which  are  being  implemented to  create a  robust system for market intelligence that will provide farmers with essential information about demand, supply and pricing trends in various agricultural markets;
- (c) the details on the Government's efforts to promote the use of digital platforms or mobile applications to help farmers track market prices and make informed decisions regarding their produce;
- (d) the  details  of  collaboration  undertaken  with  State  Governments, agricultural bodies, and  private  sector  partners  to  create  accessible  market  information  systems  for  farmers, particularly in rural and remote areas; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to establish a centralized national database or platform  that  can  provide  farmers  with  comprehensive  market  intelligence,  including  price forecasts, quality standards and agricultural commodities?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (e): Agriculture  marketing  is  a  State  subject.  Different  States  have  established Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and have different methods of disseminating market price information to farmers. Additionally, timely information on mandi

market  prices  of  agricultural  commodities  is  disseminated  through  the  Agmarknet.  The Marketing  Research  and  Information  Network  (MRIN)  is  implemented  by  the  Central Government in collaboration with State Agricultural Marketing Boards (SAMB) and APMCs. This covers a network of 3918 market nodes, covering 323 commodities and more than 2000 varieties.  Data  on  commodity  arrivals  and  traded  prices  in  mandis  are  collected  and disseminated through the Agmarknet web portal, which is available in the public domain.

Price  information  is  available  for  231  commodities  in  National  Agriculture  Market (eNAM) portal. 7 day's mandi rates are displayed in eNAM web portal and 2 day's rates are available in eNAM app allowing farmers and other stakeholders to access the data.

The  Unified  Portal  for  Agricultural  Statistics  (UPAg) of  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and Farmers  Welfare,  is  a  digital  agricultural  data  management  platform  that  integrates agriculture statistics. It serves as a centralized hub for information on crop production, market trends, pricing, etc. UPAg aims to empower stakeholders in the agriculture sector, including policymakers, researchers, and farmers, by providing them with comprehensive insights to support decision-making.

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