NEW FEATURES IN e-NAM
2020 APR 2
Preliminary >
Agriculture > Storage, Transport & Marketing > Agri marketing
IN NEWS:
- The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare launched new features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform to strengthen agriculture marketing by farmers which will reduce their need to physically come to wholesale mandis for selling their harvested produce.
- 3 modules have been launched for enhancing the effectiveness of e-NAM:
1. Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWRs) module in National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) software
2. FPO (Farmer Producer Organisations) trading module
3. Logistic Module
eNAM:
- E-NAM i.e. National Agriculture Market is a pan-India electronic trading (e-trading) portal which seeks to network the existing physical APMC markets through a virtual platform to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
- It was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is the lead agency for implementing eNAM.
- On the eNAM platform, farmers can opt to trade directly on their own through the mobile app or through registered commission agents.
- At present, it covers 585 markets in 16 states and 2 union territories.
PRELIMS QUESTION:
Q. Which of the following is the lead agency for the implementation of eNAM:
a. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
b. Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
c. Department of Consumer Affairs
d. Department of Food and Public Distribution
Answer to Prelims question