NEW FEATURES IN e-NAM

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