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Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure
Who Can Apply
Individuals
Farmers, growers
Non-Profits
NGOs, Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Groups
Farmer groups, registered farmer organizations (FPOs)
Cooperatives
Cooperatives, marketing federations
For-Profit Businesses
Partnerships, proprietary firms, companies, corporations
Government
Autonomous bodies, local bodies (excluding some municipalities), Panchayats
State Agencies
Government departments, corporations like marketing committees, warehousing corporations etc.
Which Projects Are Eligible Under Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure scheme?
Core Infrastructure
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Core Infrastructure
Packhouses & sorting facilities: Improve product presentation and market access.
o Cold storage: Extend shelf life and reduce spoilage of perishables.
o Market yards & grading centers: Better marketplaces for efficient trading.
o Processing units: Add value to produce and minimize waste.
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Which Projects Are Eligible Under Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure scheme?
- Packhouses & sorting facilities: Improve product presentation and market access.
- Cold storage: Extend shelf life and reduce spoilage of perishables.
- Market yards & grading centers: Better marketplaces for efficient trading.
- Processing units: Add value to produce and minimize waste.
- Market information systems: Provide real-time market data for informed decisions.
- Communication & transportation: Improve connectivity to reduce post-harvest losses.
- Quality testing labs: Ensure product quality and enhance market access.
- Shared facilities for communities (FPOs, cooperatives) like collection centers or
transportation.
Benefits of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure
Promote pledge financing and market access
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Alternative &competitive marketing channels
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Promotion of small size processing units
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Reduce post-harvest & handling losses
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce
Type of incentives
- Subsidies: 25% under General category and 33.33% under special category.
- Grant assistance: In some cases, the scheme might offer specific grants for certain project
components (e.g., for setting up quality testing labs). - Soft loans: Availability of loans with lower interest rates compared to regular commercial
loans, facilitating project financing.
- Technical expertise: Support in project design, planning, and implementation, ensuring
projects meet technical requirements and best practices. - Capacity building: Training programs on marketing, grading, and value addition for farmers
and FPO members, enhancing their skills and knowledge. - Branding and promotion: Assistance in developing brand recognition for products
originating from project-supported infrastructure, potentially increasing market value.
