2. AGMARKNET A Joint Venture of DIRECTORATE OF MARKETING & INSPECTION and NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE Govt. of India Presented & Prepared by : Er. Olga Nongrum, NIC-Jowai.

3. DMI Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) headed by the Agricultural Marketing Advisor, Department of Agriculture & Co- operation (DAC). Implements agricultural marketing policies and programs of the Government of India. Sponsoring Agency of AGMARKNET.

4. National Informatics Centre The Project implementing agency NIC offers state-of the art IT solution to the Government and Corporate Sectors - Consultancy, S/W development, Web development, Networking expertise & Training. NICNET - computer communication network of NIC, connecting the national capital, the state capitals & all district headquarters as well as certain C.D. blocks having CICs’. The Network uses terrestrial, wireless & satellite communication. NICNET has international gateways at Delhi, Mumbai,Bangalore, Chennai and Calcutta. NICNET has 800+ C-200/C-250 VSATs, 32 high speed VSATs, 150 TDMA, 1060 RO-VSATs and a number of FTDMA VSATs. NICNET provides uplink at 64 kbps and downlink at 256 kbps to 3 Mbps.

5. Towards helping Agricultural works NIC has launched Information Network Program to strengthen Agricultural Informatics & Communication over NICNET and establishing the following close user groups (CUG): AGMARKNET Agricultural Marketing Information Network. HORTNET - Horticulture Informatics Network. DACNET - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation Network. ECOSTATNET- Agricultural Economics & Statistics Network ARISNET - Agricultural Research Information System Network ACIN - Agricultural Credit Informatics Network APHNET - Animal Production & Health Informatics Network AGRILIB - Agricultural Library Information System NDMNET - Natural Disaster Management Informatics Network CROPSNET - Crops Informatics Network FISHNET - Fisheries Informatics Network FERTNET - Fertilizer Informatics Network LISNET - Land Information System Network PPIN - Plant Protection Informatics Network SEEDNET - Seed Informatics Network VISTARNET - Agricultural Extension Informatics Network WEATHERWATCH - Weather Resource System for India

6. AGRISNET NICNET based Agricultural Informatics & Communication Network for sustainable Agricultural Development based on recommendations of National Conference on "Informatics for Sustainable Agricultural Development” (ISDA-95) organized by NIC, in collaboration with MoA (agri) & MoRD (rural) & also NIC’s IT Plan for the Agricultural Sector

7. Responsibilities of NIC in AGMARKNET Installation of Hardware/ Software Networking of AGMARKNET nodes Training support to the officials Development of application software to up-link data on daily prices Providing necessary support Designating Nodal Officers Design and Development of Agricultural Marketing Portal for DMI (Faridabad) by Agricultural Informatics Division of NIC (New Delhi) and at State Levels by respective NIC State Units/ NITPUs Support services (Warranty and AMC) Restoration of Computer System

8. AGMARKNET Agricultural Marketing Information Network A key step towards globalization of Indian Agriculture

9. Role of AGMARKNET Market information is provided in one form or the other for the benefits of market users like producers (farmers), traders and consumers. Using conventional methods causes delay. AGMARKNET - Improvement in the present market information system

10. PROJECT AIM To establish a nation-wide market information network To computerize market data To ensure regular flow of reliable data To increase the efficiency in marketing

11. Scope covers........ NICNET based Agricultural Marketing Information Network (AGMARKNET) which envisages to transmit price and market arrivals of commodities in markets to State Agricultural Marketing Board / Directorate for analysis and local dissemination. Onward transmission of the same to DMI Hqrs. 1st Phase of AGMARKNET has connected 670 Agricultural Produce Markets and 40 State Agricultural Marketing Boards & Directorates.

12. AGMARKNET Nodes DMI have prioritized about 735 Wholesale Markets 48 State Agricultural Marketing Boards & Directorates and 27 DMI offices The State-wise AGMARKNET nodes are

13. Network for AGMARKNET Portal…

14. Information flow from Wholesale Markets

15. Users of AGMARKNET Portal FMC - Forward Marketing Commission; FCI - Food Corporation of India; CWC - Central Warehousing Corporation; NHB - National Horticulture Board; NCDC - National Cooperative Development Corporation; DGCIS - Directorate General of Commercial Intellignece & Statistics; APEDA- Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority; MPEDA - Marine Products Export Development Authority; TRIFED - Tribal Marketing Federation; NAFED - National Agricultural Marketing Fereration; EPCs - Export Promotion Councils; PC - Planning Commission & State Planning Commissions; SFAC - Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium; SFDs - State Forest Departments; SWCs - State Warehousing Corporations; ECOSTAT - Directorate of Economic and Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture; BSEs - State Bureaus of Economic Statistics; NIAM - National Institute of Agricultural Marketing Exporters; NGOs, Traders; Consumers; Farmers Organizations; Individual farmers; Mass Communication (Radio, News Papers, TVs, Web sites); Food Processing Industries; Chambers of Commerce;

16. User Access to AGMARKNET PORTAL

17. Benefits include......... Agricultural Research Agro-meteorology Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Engineering & Food Processing Agricultural Extension & Transfer of Technology Credit & Co-operation Crop Production and Protection Environment and Forest Fertilizers and Manure Fisheries Irrigation & Drainage System Live Stock, Dairy Development & Animal Husbandry Rural Development & Planning Soil & Water Management Watershed Development Waste Land Development

18. AGMARKNET Software

19. Agricultural Commodities Profile Cereals - Wheat, Maize, Paddy, Rice & Jowar Pulses - Bengal Gram, Red Gram, Green Gram, Black Gram Spices - Ginger, Garlic, Chilies (Red) Fruits - Mango, Apple, Orange, Banana, Pineapple Grapes Vegetables - Onion, Potato Fibres - Cotton, Jute Oilseeds - Groundnut, Mustard, Soyabean, Sunflower, Sesame Dry Fruits - Almond, Apricot, Cashew nuts Beverages – Cocoa, Coffee, Tea Drugs & Narcotics – Betel Leaves, Tobacco Forest Products – Bamboo, Cane, Bay Leaf Live Stocks / Poultry – Bull, Cow, Ox, Pigs Flowers – Jasmine, Marygold Others – Broken rice, Bunch beans, Dalda, Fried gram.

20. The actual software demonstration

21. A look at the Agmarknet Website Developed by NIC for Ministry Of Agriculture, Govt. Of India

22. To Summarize…. Agmarknet benefits one and all Esp. the producers, consumers and traders Giving timely, reliable market information Improving thereby, the efficiency of the present Market Intelligence System.