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Important Features of E-NAM in Agriculture Marketing.

  E-NAM, which stands for Electronic National Agriculture Market, is an ambitious initiative launched by the Government of India to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The primary objective of E-NAM is to provide farmers with a platform where they can sell their produce directly to buyers from anywhere in the country, thereby eliminating the need for intermediaries and ensuring better prices for farmers. Some of the salient features of E-NAM are : Unified National Market : E-NAM aims to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities by integrating existing APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) mandis across states. This integration ensures that farmers have access to a wider pool of buyers, leading to better price realization for their produce. Online Trading Platform : E-NAM operates through a user-friendly online trading portal where farmers can list their produce for sale and traders, processors, and other buyers can place bids. T...

Farm Mechanization

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                                             FARM MECHANIZATION If you brought a couple of farmers from a hundred years ago onto a modern farm, they'd be amazed at how much fancy equipment and technology are involved. From tractors that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to drones and combine harvesters, modern equipment is omnipresent in most farming operations worldwide. Tools and plows are not new to farming, but starting during the Green Revolution, a boom in the sales of farming equipment and machines changed the face of agriculture for good. Previous Next Farm mechanization plays a critical role in increasing agricultural productivity. Mechanization has been well received in India as one of the important elements of modernization of agriculture, enhancing the agricultural productivity and consequently rural prosperity. In this regard various initiatives have been t...