UPSC CSE Mains 2022 · GS3 · 15 marks · 250 words

What are the main bottlenecks in upstream and downstream process of marketing of agricultural products in India?

Theme

T139 Agricultural marketing & supply chains: APMC, intermediaries

What UPSC asks in this theme

Repeated: inefficiency of agri marketing, supply chain management, upstream and downstream bottlenecks, transport and marketing constraints, supermarkets cutting intermediaries, and whether APMCs caused food inflation.

What to cover

APMC system and model APMC Act
e-NAM, FPOs
Cold chain and storage gaps
Supermarkets, contract farming, e-commerce

Writing the answer

Problem → reforms; cite e-NAM data

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 6 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

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