Government to Reduce Intermediaries in Agricultural Supply Chain
Summary
The government has launched a task force to cut intermediaries in the agricultural supply chain and help farmers receive better prices while reducing costs for consumers. It is also rolling out a mobile app, website, and residue-testing technology to improve price transparency and food safety.
Key Points
- The government is studying reforms to reduce mediation levels in the agricultural produce supply chain from as many as five to two or three.
- A task force formed with the Prime Minister’s Office and the concerned ministry is collecting field data from 12 major agricultural markets.
- The ministry plans to use a mobile app and website to publish daily market prices for farmers and consumers.
- Pesticide Residue Rapid Analysis technology has been introduced in federal markets to test the hygiene of imported vegetables.
