Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
eNAM: Transforming Agricultural Trade into a Seamless Experience
Posted On: 20 FEB 2024 12:38 AM
1389 Mandis of 23 States and 04 UTs integrated; More than 1.77 crore farmers & 2.53 Lakh traders registered
National Agriculture Market (eNAM), a pan-India electronic trading portal, networks the existing Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, 2016. e-NAM platform promotes better marketing opportunities for the farmers to sell their produce through online competitive and transparent price discovery system and online payment facility. The e-NAM portal provides single window services for all APMC related information and services. This includes commodity arrivals, quality & prices, buy & sell offers and e-payment settlement directly into farmers’ account, among other services.
eNAM Achievements: A Brief Overview Since Inception
- 1389 Mandis of 23 States and 04 UTs have been integrated to e-NAM platform.
- More than 1.77 crore farmers & 2.53 lakh traders have registered on e-NAM platform (as on February 11, 2024).
- Total volume of 8.96 Crore MT & 30.99 Crore numbers (bamboo, betel leaves, coconut, lemon & sweet corn) collectively worth approximately Rs. 3.19 lakh crore of trade has been recorded on e-NAM platform. (as on December 2023).
- 3510 FPOs have been onboarded on e-NAM platform
References
https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=151386&ModuleId=3
https://enam.gov.in/web/dashboard/stakeholder-data
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2003183
Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 89 Dated February 09, 2024
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