National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers to be Held in Bengaluru on 14 July

To commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India is organizing a two-day National Conference of State Agriculture & Horticulture Ministers in Bengaluru on the 14th and 15th of July, 2022, in the presence of Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje.

During the conference, technical sessions will be held on nine thematic areas, including Digital Agriculture, Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Natural Farming, FPO, e-NAM, Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, National Food Security Mission, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, and New Technology by ICAR.

During the conference, a separate session on best practices in agriculture and allied sectors adopted in various states across the country would be integrated with the technical sessions.

One of the major interventions of this conference would be the launch of the e-NAM Platform of Platform by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to promote trade and marketing of agricultural produce in order to get farmers better prices for agricultural commodities.

Through this "Platform of Platforms (PoPs) under e-NAM," the Government of India has taken a novel initiative to engage all stakeholders in the next level of revolution in Agri-Produce Marketing, allowing Indian farmers to sell their produce beyond their state boundaries.

This will improve farmers' digital access to a larger number of markets, buyers, and service providers, as well as bring transparency to trade transactions, with the goal of improving price discovery mechanisms for better price realization of farm produce to farmers.

As a Platform of Platforms, e-NAM will pave the way for the development of an efficient and effective "One Nation, One Market" ecosystem. This conference is being held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,' which is a step toward building a self-reliant India.