AGRICULTURAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE- STATUS AND LEAKAGES

A.A. RAJWADI¹*, J. MECWAN², R.S. PUNDIR^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
²National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
³Professor & (I/C) Principal and Dean, International Agribusiness Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : alvira.rajwadi@gmail.com

Received : 13-12-2021     Accepted : 28-01-2022     Published : 30-01-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 1       Pages : 11025 - 11027
Int J Agr Sci 14.1 (2022):11025-11027

Keywords : Agricultural storage, Agricultural commodities, Warehouses, Cold storage, Transport infrastructure
Academic Editor : Shripad Bhat, Dr Ganeshgouda I Patil
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, B A College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

India is the 2nd largest populated country in the world and ranks 7th in the world for land coverage. And there is a need to satisfy food demand of such a huge country, so self-sufficiency in food supply is necessary. At present in Indian agricultural scenario, due to lack of proper post-harvest practices and storage facilities, food losses range from 1 per cent to 11 per cent. Efforts for bridging the gap between India’s food production and storage infrastructure can be useful to minimize these losses and ultimately achieving self-sufficiency. Storage of agricultural commodities is one of the important components in agricultural marketing. India possesses a good position at world level in production of food-grains and vegetable. Even though, India is facing problem of lack of proper storage facility, transportation facility and credit unavailability. These lead higher losses of food grains as well as marketing cost. Therefore, there is dire need to implement AMI policy efficiently

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