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Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing

The Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing is an umbrella central sector initiative that unifies several sub-schemes to develop post-harvest infrastructure, promote scientific storage, establish quality standards, and strengthen market information networks across India.

Why it matters

  • It directly addresses core GS Paper 3 syllabus topics concerning agricultural marketing, supply chain management, and post-harvest infrastructure constraints.
  • It provides the physical and technical foundation necessary to operationalize nationwide digital trading initiatives like the Electronic National Agriculture Market.
  • It enables capital formation in rural agriculture by subsidizing storage and grading facilities created by private, cooperative, and public sector entities.

How it is asked

UPSC frames questions on this topic around the structural bottlenecks in farm-to-market linkages and the effectiveness of state-assisted post-harvest infrastructure. Questions often evaluate how market information networks and quality standardization mitigate distress sales among smallholder farmers. Candidates are expected to analyze the administrative and financial friction points in scaling up integrated supply chains and market integration.

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