Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said recently that till 31st August 2023, 1361 APMCs were integrated on e-NAM, encompassing 23 States and 4 UTs.
These trade into 209 commodities, with a farsighted vision, to provide multifaceted benefits to farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and buyers/traders transacting via e-NAM, said the Secretary.
To further strengthen e-NAM, 28 new mandis are approved recently for integration to take the total count of mandis to 1389, he added.
Secretary Agriculture highlighted the importance of providing key information to the stakeholders of e-NAM at the right time and in making any development, it is important to remove information asymmetry.