AGMARKNET PUSHPAK KUMAR (33040) AGMARKNET is a portal which caters to the need of the various stakeholders by providing following

relevant information regarding the agricultural market. a. DMI:

About us: In this section we can information regarding Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, the standardization, grading and control of agricultural and allied produce, market research and survey; market development, extension and consumer education; agricultural marketing reforms; training of personnel in agricultural marketing in the country; no. of wholesale, rural primary and regulated market; location of Head office, branch head office, regional office, central agmark laboratory and regional agmark laboratory; and DMI annual statistics (2008-12). Online monitoring system for Agricultural marketing infrastructure, grading and standardization and Online Monitoring System for agmark certification programme is unaccessible for general public.

b. Marketing Boards: It provides information regarding different 17 State Agricultural Marketing Boards and schemes present in different states through AGMARK performance monitoring system. c. Price Trend: State wise, District wise and market wise statistical and analytical reports regarding market price and arrivals are provided. It provides both the past data analysis and future expected market trends. d. Price Behavior: It provides market intelligence reports from major agricultural universities like PAU, TNAU, etc. e. Related Links: It provides related links of other organizations like NDDB,APEDA, NCDC etc f. Latest Mandi Price: It carries market-wise, commodity-wise and variety wise daily report of Mandi prices and arrivals. The report can be accessed in 11 different Indian languages.

g. Future Prices: We can also get future forecasts in national and international markets from NCDEX, MCXINDIA, NMCE.

h. Weather Information: It provides current weather situations temperature, rainfall, climate, etc. and weather forecasts. i. Agricultural marketing Journals: It consists of articles, policy initiatives and commodity profiles relating to the agricultural marketing. Academic Institutions of agricultural Marketing: It consists of information regarding the various institutions related to agricultural marketing like NIAM, IRMA, MANAGE

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k. News Bulletin: It is one of the major developments in this sector. It consists of major news related agriculture market. l. Trade online: It facilitates online trading.

m. Agmark Project: It provides the information related to the concept of Agmark project, its brochure, coordinators, no. of commodities and markets covered vendor support matix etc. n. Market Profile: It provides states wise market profile of all the mandis. o. Price arrivals: I t provides information related to national bulletin, weekly/ monthly analysis reports, FAO monitor price, DCA- price monitoring, international price, fruits and vegetable prices etc. p. Whole sale market: It provides directory of whole sale market in India. q. Contract farming: Provides information regarding private sectors involved in providing contract farming in India.