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As on 30 June 2026, 1.89 crore farmers and 2.78 lakh traders are registered on e-NAM (National Agriculture Market), the all-India electronic trading portal integrating physical APMCs; inter-State trade grew from 563 MT (₹37 lakh) in 2018-19 to 2,984.3 MT (₹14.28 crore) in 2025-26.
Under the Central Sector Scheme for 10,000 FPOs (launched 2020), all 10,000 FPOs have been registered, with cumulative turnover crossing ₹20,340 crore.
Under the Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) Scheme, 12,353 storage projects (369.18 lakh MT capacity) and 6,901 non-storage projects have been sanctioned over the last decade; MIDH has created about 1.76 lakh post-harvest infrastructure units.
A NITI Aayog evaluation (2020 and 2025) recognised the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM), under which e-NAM operates, for improving price realisation and market efficiency — with over 60% of beneficiaries reporting use of ISAM-funded post-harvest infrastructure.
Transparent online bidding, better price discovery, direct payment to farmers, inter-State agri-trade
Key: Launched 14.4.2016; 1.89 crore farmers + 2.78 lakh traders registered; inter-State trade up from 563 MT (₹37 lakh, 2018-19) to 2,984.3 MT (₹14.28 crore, 2025-26); average bids/lot up from 2.1 (2016-17) to 2.8 (2025-26)
Collectivise farmers to leverage economies of scale and bargaining power
Key: Launched 2020; all 10,000 FPOs registered; cumulative turnover ₹20,340+ crore
Build post-harvest storage, logistics and value-addition infrastructure
Key: 12,353 storage projects (369.18 lakh MT capacity) + 6,901 non-storage projects sanctioned over 10 years
Horticulture-specific post-harvest infrastructure
Key: About 1.76 lakh units created — pack houses, cold storages, refrigerated vans, ripening chambers
Nodal department for e-NAM, ISAM, AMI and the FPO scheme
An APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) is a physical, State-regulated marketplace (mandi) where farmers traditionally sell to licensed local traders. e-NAM does not replace APMCs but virtually integrates them into one electronic trading network, letting a buyer in one State bid for produce being sold at a mandi in another State — turning fragmented local markets into a single, larger competitive pool
Simple Analogy: APMCs are like separate local shops; e-NAM is the online marketplace that lets a distant buyer bid on any shop's inventory without physically visiting it
GS Paper 3 > Agriculture > Marketing Reforms
Recurring — agricultural marketing figures updated most Parliament sessions
National Agriculture Market — India's pan-India electronic trading portal virtually integrating APMC mandis