Farmers in India receive the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 14 crops

Published 2022년 3월 13일

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The Haryana government is using digital governance to enhance farming and increase farmers' income, with the Meri Fasal-Mera Byora e-procurement platform being a key initiative. In less than two years, the platform has registered over 80% of the state's farmers, making Haryana the first Indian state to procure 14 crops at the Minimum Support Price. The government has also linked 81 mandis to the Electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) for online sales. The e-procurement platform not only facilitates the sale of crops but also allows farmers to buy fertilizers, seeds, and obtain agricultural loans, all online.

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To improve farming and provide higher income for farmers, the Haryana government has been actively implementing digital governance methods. The Meri Fasal-Mera Byora e-procurement platform, which was established by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in April 2020, is an example of a successful endeavor in this area. During the rabi season, 8.71 lakh farmers, or more than 80% of the total farmers in the state, enrolled on the platform in less than two years. Haryana has become the first state in India to acquire 14 crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) thanks to the portal. Wheat, mustard, barley, grams, paddy, maize, bajra, cotton, sunflower, moong, peanut, tur, urad, and sesame are among these crops. The state's 81 mandis have been linked to the E-NAM (Electronic National Agriculture Market) site to initiate online sales. The eNAM platform provides a pan-India electronic trading gateway that connects the existing APMC mandis to construct a unified national agricultural ...

Source: Krishi Jagran