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PREFACE
Maize is an important crop in our country and world. It is utilized as food,
feed and fodder. It is used at different stages of it’s growth and has several
industrial uses. It is the major source of starch (71 to 72 percent). Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
are the major maize producing states.
The Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Agricultural Marketing Reforms in their
report in May,2002, suggested several measures for undertaking various reforms
in the Agricultural Marketing System in the country. In view of the keen competition
in the domestic as well as international markets, it has become imperative to
launch awareness programmes vigorously to up-date the technical know-how of
various stakeholders involved in the marketing of farm produce in multi
dimensional aspects of agricultural marketing system.
In view of the above, an attempt has been made to draft a “Manual on
Good Agricultural Marketing Practices for Maize”. This manual covers various
aspects of post harvest management and marketing of maize.
This “Manual on Good Agricultural Marketing Practices for Maize” has been
prepared by Shri MANOJ KUMAR, Marketing Officer under the supervision of
Shri P.G. CHOUDHARI, Senior Marketing Officer and overall guidance of
Shri P.J. CHIMALWAR, Asstt. Agricultural Marketing Adviser, D.M.I. B.H.O.,
Nagpur.
The Directorate of Marketing & Inspection acknowledges the assistance
and co-operation extended by various institutions/organisations in supplying the
relevant data/information required for compilation of this manual.
The Govt. of India should not be regarded as assuming responsibility for
any of the statements contained in this manual.
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(U.K.S. Chauhan)
Faridabad
Agricultural Marketing Adviser
Dated : 18.03.08 to the Government of India