Agricultural Produce Market Committee
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An agricultural produce market committee is a marketing board
established by a state governments of India
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, in order to facilitate farmers to sell their produce and get reasonable prices, created APMCs in many towns. Most of the APMC have market where traders and other marketing agents are provided stalls and shops for purchase of agriculture produce from farmers. Farmers can sell their produce to agents or traders under supervision of APMC.
Farmers cannot sell produce outside the APMC mechanism. This makes them vulnerable to traders' and marketing agents' price manipulations. The Government of India
is considering improving the ecosystem to benefit all parties involved.
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Marketing board
A marketing board is an organization created by many producers to try to market their product and increase consumption and thus prices. They most commonly exist to help sell farm products such as milk, eggs, or beef and are funded by the farmers of those crops. Marketing boards often also receive...
established by a state governments of India
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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Karnataka
The state government of KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, in order to facilitate farmers to sell their produce and get reasonable prices, created APMCs in many towns. Most of the APMC have market where traders and other marketing agents are provided stalls and shops for purchase of agriculture produce from farmers. Farmers can sell their produce to agents or traders under supervision of APMC.
Farmers cannot sell produce outside the APMC mechanism. This makes them vulnerable to traders' and marketing agents' price manipulations. The Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
is considering improving the ecosystem to benefit all parties involved.
Maharashtra
The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board runs 295 APMCs in MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
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See also
- Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board
- Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board