Brochure - Agmarknet

AGMARKNS.,..problem and AGMARKNET Systemevolvedby India to serve the farmingcommunity in APO MemberCountries" Recommendation of theAPO Seminar at Manila (Philippines)July 19-23, 2004. Possible Collaboration onAGMARKNET System for Sri Lanka. AGMARKNET System Study bySouth Africa under the bilateralcooperation programme and India-Brazil-SouthAfrica (IBS) Initiative. Asian Development Bank initiativeon "Agribusiness DevelopmentSupport Project (GOI/ADB TA 4407-IND)PotentialExpansionThis AGMARKNET venture benefits thefarming communities from the newglobal market access opportunities andalso strengthenes the internalagricultural marketing system in India.This project has the potential ofexpansion to about 7000 WholesaleMarkets located through out the countryand further to 30,000 Rural Markets in\India. This ICT Project is a 'farmercentric"project to put the progressivefarmers on "global free trade zone onInternet"AGMARKNET A Broad Framework tousherin Rural ProsperityAGMARKNET Programme plays acatalytic role for ushering in "market-ledagricultural extension" in India, highlyscalable, planned through bottom-upprocess, and implemented throughactive involvement and collaboration ofAgricultural Produce MarketCommittees (APMCs) in India.This "digital developmentin rural areas"of India facilitates rural prosperity, ruralempowerment, and a warehousing of"data for development"a step towardsdigital inclusion to foster rural enterprisein India.AGMAIWIET:Broad Frame Work) (rll!»Oir_-m I-at, Jute,OMI, AOMAKRNET Collon,_,~_"._t,OiIH 1IIt8rshIfto:l~I-.-,1_'-- ) Ted1notoo'l1Istion "'". c_~-."0