Inter-Ministerial Committee
on
Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board
(MSAMB)
Date 17/03/2017
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MSAMB
 Established in 1984 under Maharashtra Agriculture Produce
Marketing (D&R) Act, 1963
 Developing, coordinating and promoting agricultural
marketing.
 Planning & Business Development Plan for APMCs.
 Market promotion of agriculture produce - Export & Domestic
including Infrastructure Creation
 Facilitator for forward & backward linkages
 Market Led Extension activities, Quality Consciousness
Program
 Project Consultancy Services
 IT Initiatives
 Apex Cooperatives – Grapes, Pomegranate, Banana, Oranges,
Mango, Rice.
 National Institute of Post Harvest Technology (NIPHT)
 Externally Aided Projects – MACP, AIDIP, CAIM
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MARKETING SYSTEMS (2015-16)
Type
No.
Turnover
(Rs. in Crores)
APMCs
306
61714.00
PRIVATE MARKETS
34
3230
DIRECT MARKETING
142
1553.56
Farmers’ Weekly Markets
94
6-7 Cr./Week
- De-notification of F&V outside APMC yard.
- Commission Charges from Buyer.
- 65 Single License Holders are working from 306 APMCs
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MSAMB’S SCHEMES
 Pledge Loan Scheme – Disbursed 35 Crs.,
Qty – 18780 MTs, Beneficiary – 4000 farmers.
 Farmers’ Weekly Market Mission
 Onion storage structures – 8 Lac MTs
 Subsidy for Crates
 Fruit fairs, exhibitions, seminars, conferences
 Branding
 GlobalGAP Certification
 Ocean Freight Transport Assistance Scheme
 Horticulture Export Training Course
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FARMERS’ WEEKLY MARKETS (94)
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PRODUCER TO CONSUMER DIRECT SELLING
• Fruit Festivals
• Retail outlets of Fruits & Vegetables
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EXPORT FACILITATION CENTERS
 Facilities created
: 46 (Includes – IFC, VHT, HWT, VPF)
 Capacities :
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Cold Storage : 2715 MTs
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Pre-cooling : 610 MTs
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Ripening Chamber
: 145 MTs
 Utilization - 50000+ MTs & 1 Crore Stems of Roses.
 Proposed - Integrated Export Facilitation Centre at JNPT, Mumbai.
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LOCATIONS OF THE FACILITIES
EXPORT PROMOTION
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Training to growers on SOPs of various F&V.
Traceability
Promoting FPOs for export
Developing new entrepreneurs through HETC (380
Candidates – 20 successful exporters).
• Identified Clusters for Banana, Vegetable, Pomegranate
& Oranges.
• Protocol finalization for Overseas Markets
• Participation in International Exhibitions
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COMPUTERIZED AUCTION SYSTEM (CAS) UNDER
WORLD BANK PROJECT
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Implemented at 5 APMCs & under progress at 20 APMCs
Developed Web based software with mobile application
Farmers are getting remunerative prices.
Functionality of CAS –
o In Gate Entry
o Price Quote Entry (eAuction)
o Price Declaration
o Cess Assessment, Collection & Monitoring
o Farmer Receipt
o Out Gate Entry
o e-NAM in Maharashtra
• 30 APMCs selected for Phase-I & II each.
• Procurement process of Hardware initiated
• 30 APMCs of Phase-1 are expected to go live till 31.03.2017
National Institute for Post Harvest Technology’s
(NIPHT) Horticulture Training Centre (HTC)
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Training given – 39000 (Yr 2003-2017)
Greenhouse/Shed net Program – 27000 Participants
Area under protected cultivation – 2500 acres
Growth – 12-15% farmers started their own business
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WB ASSISTED MAHARASHTRA AGRICULTURE COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT
• Modernization & Upgradation existing Markets:
• 82 APMCs, 24 Livestock mkts (LSM) and 400 Rural Haats (RHs)
upgraded
-- 82,850 MT capacity of warehouses created in APMCs,
-- 43 % increase in no. of sellers, 57% increase in arrivals in LSM.
-- 45% no. of sellers, 38% no. of buyers and average 7.3 % rise in arrivals in RHs.
• Promotion of Alternate Markets:
• 112 MSWC warehouses repaired undertaken, e-trading facilities created
-- 67.22 % capacity utilization, No. of farmers warehouse receipts increased by 29%
-- Increase of net farmers realization PML- 3-5%, DML- 10-12%, Farm-Cons Mkt- 42%
• Market Information & Intelligence:
• Establishment of Market Intelligence Centre
-- Price forecasting in 05 crops undertaken (Crops Soybean, Tur, Maize, Onion, Tomato)
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WB ASSISTED MAHARASHTRA AGRICULTURE COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT
• Promotion of Agri-Value Chain:
• Formation of 12000 Producer Groups and 410 Producer Companies
(FPO)
-- 1 year turnover for 170 PCs is Rs.103.60 crores.
• 64,000 technology demonstrations undertaken,
-- 23.7% increase in average productivity in demonstrated area.
• Prepared Agri-business plans of FPOs and Business Startups (1741)
-- Rs.188.66 crores new private investments in the State.
• Promoted 78 EDPs undertaking secondary processing activities
-- 1 year turnover for 16 EDPs is Rs. 3.64 crores.
• Formed 150 small ruminant farmers groups & 750 bucks distributed
-- Additional 10,849 goats produced with a market value of Rs. 4.33 cr.
• Demonstrated Goat as a high value enterprise in 02 districts
-- 28 % increase in live weight of goat & 20 % higher selling price.
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Private Investment in Basic Infrastructure
Establishment of value chains –
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Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction – JFPR funded ‘Improving Small
Farmer’s Access to Markets’ Program.
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Collection and handling centers owned and operated by FPOs
– formation of 1400 farmers group & marketed around 4575 Mts fresh produce
in domestic markets.
– Revolving Fund provided as working capital to FPO’s
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Asian Development Bank funded project – AIDIP (Agribusiness Infra.
Development Investment Program)
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Primary and secondary processing facilities owned and operated by private
entrepreneurs
– Capacity Building program --- PHM Training given to 1265 farmers group
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SUGGESTIONS
• Promote Contract Farming & Group Farming
• Effective Implementation of Pledge Loan Scheme
• Strengthening of mechanism for implementing MSP
operations
• Facilitating cleaning & grading in production area.
• Establishment of independent grading and assaying
mechanism.
• Branding of agricultural produce.
• e-Auction to be promoted with online payment facilities.
• Tapping of Inter-state markets.
• Promotion of Value Addition / Processing
• Strengthening farmers and consumer relationships through
FPOs.
• Availability of refrigerated wagons for perishables in
Passenger trains.
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Thank You!!
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