Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
and Greater Noida have not started functioning for several years due to nonparticipation
of traders and exporters.
SAFAL National Exchange of India Limited (SNX) was an initiative of National
Dairy Development Board in collaboration with Multi Commodity Exchange
of India (MCX) and Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL). SNX was an
electronic spot market which was set up to offer transparency and guarantee
payment and delivery with quality for the benefit of sellers and buyers across the
country. The exchange started operations in December 2007 and offered salepurchase
contracts in mango, onion, potato, tomato, grapes and banana. It closed
down on March 31, 2009 for want of adequate business.
Source: Planning Commission, op. cit.
4.4 OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES OF MARKETING AND PRICES OF
HORTICULTURE PRODUCE
Organised retail chains like NDDB’s SAFAL chain and outlets of private retail
chains have not brought a difference in the wide variance between wholesale and
retail prices of horticultural produce in urban areas. Direct selling of fruits and
vegetables by farmers to consumers at reasonable prices has been introduced
through Uzhavar Sandhais in Tamil Nadu, Apni Mandis in Punjab and Rythu
Bazars in Andhra Pradesh. Town planning and traffic regulation concerns are often
expressed against direct farmers’ markets in urban areas. Town planning and
traffic regulation perspectives should take into account the importance of direct
selling of perishables to give a fair deal to both farmers and urban consumers by
narrowing the gap between existing wholesale and retail prices.
Increased production through area expansion has occurred near existing
production clusters of fruits. Marketing needs of these clusters can be met by
introducing multi‐modal transport system linking production clusters with major
markets in consumption clusters.
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