India, July 29 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
1,522 mandis have been integrated with the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) portal with trade volume of 12.03 crore metric tonnes (MT) of various agricultural commodities and 49.15 crore units of countable commodities such as coconut, betel leaf, sweet corn, lemon, and bamboo traded on the platform till 30.06.2025. The trade of rs 4,39,941 crores has been recorded on e-NAM platform. The State-wise details of traded volume and value since inception are provided at Annexure.
To encourage small and marginal farmers, especially from rural areas to actively participate in the e-NAM platform, Government has taken various initiatives. Training programs are conducted at each e-NAM mandi for farmers and stakeholders. The platform has been made accessible via web and mobile applications. Besides, tutorial content is available through social media channels to enhance digital outreach.
As on date, more than 1.79 crore farmers and 4,518 FPOs are registered on e-NAM. This includes 12,41,854 farmers and 354 FPOs registered in Maharashtra. In Hingoli district, 3 three Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) at Basmat, Hingoli, and Sengaon are onboarded on e-NAM. Out of the 28,197 farmers registered in these Committees, 10,437 farmers have traded on e-NAM.
Agriculture marketing is a State subject. Liberalise trading licenses and enabling seamless inter-State trade is done by State Governments. By liberalising licensing norms, allowing all e-NAM registered buyers to bid across Mandis, some states are boosting inter-State trade through e-NAM. A toll-free helpline (18002700224) has been set up under e-NAM to address user grievances, including those of farmers. Inter-state trade volume in last 3 years has been to the tune of Rs.67,29,72,855 Crore.
Presently, 238 commodities are notified for online auction on the e-NAM. Requests from States for addition of new commodities are regularly received and examined by the Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI) for appropriate inclusion. Adding commodities and services is an ongoing actively.
Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2149699 )
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