DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
04 April, 2020
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3 new features of e-NAM platform to prevent crowding in mandis
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Economy -Agriculture
The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar has launched three new features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform to enable farmers to sell their harvested produce directly from warehouse which will prevent crowding in mandis amid COVID-19 outbreak.
About newly launched software modules in e-NAM software:
i.Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWRs) module– It will enable small & marginal farmers to directly trade their stored produce from selected Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) accredited warehouses which are declared deemed market by the State. With this, farmers can sell the produce across India to get better Price and the hassle of mandi will also be avoided. Already States of Telangana (14 warehouses) & Andhra Pradesh (23 warehouses) declared designated warehouses in the State as deemed market.
ii.Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) trading module– This will enable FPOs to upload the picture and quality parameters of the produce for bidding which will help distant bidders to visualise the produce before bidding. This feature will help FPOs in reducing the transaction costs (Transportation) forinter-mandi and inter-state trade.
iii.Logistic Module– This will promote inter-State trade under e-NAM by providing online transport facilities for distant buyers. For this purpose 3,75,000 trucks from large logistic providers have been deployed.
e-NAM
What is e-NAM?
What was the mechanism prior to e-NAM?
What is the working mechanism of e-NAM?
e-NAM & Its Constituents
e-NAM comprises of commodity onsets and prices, buy and sell trade offers, facility to respond to trade offers, among other services.
The focus areas, with regards to the implementation of e – National Agriculture Market, are given in table below:
e-NAM Implementation |
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Informing and trading commodities on e-NAM |
Increasing the involvement of traders on e-NAM |
Aggregate the quantity and value of supplies being traded on e-NAM |
Increasing the figures of bids cited by traders |
Encouraging cashless transactions, e.g. online payments, to farmers |
Promoting inter-market trade between Mandis |
Offering access to Soil Testing Laboratories to farmers |
Accompanying awareness and farmer orientation programs |
Providing elementary amenities and facilities for cleaning, sorting and packing to farmers in the Mandi |
Creating logistics and infrastructure available to encourage inter-market trade on the e-NAM platform |
Undertaking local initiatives and innovative systems to influence greater strength to e-NAM |
Safeguarding transparency and accountability in implementation. |
Some key points related to e-NAM are given below:
What are the advantages of e-NAM?
What are few challenges e-NAM is facing?
Source: TH/IE
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