Agricultural marketing

 
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing has started functioning at Jaipur 
(Rajasthan) 
with effect from 8th August, 1988. to augment the agricultural marketing 
infrastructure of the country through programmes of teaching, research and 
consultancy services; to design and conduct training courses appropriate to the 
specific identified needs of the personnel and enterprises and institutions that they 
serve; to undertake research to demonstrate and replicate better management 
techniques in the field of agricultural marketing; to provide consultancy services for 
formulating investment projects and for problem solving advice; and l To offer 
educational programmes in agricultural marketing for upplementing the existing 
facilities. 
Regulation and Management of Agricultural Produce Marketing 
The DMI, as a central advisory organisation, has been providing technical assistance 
and advice to the States in framing suitable market legislation. For this purpose, the 
DMI has framed a “Model Act” which not only provides guidelines for framing of 
legislation but also intends to bring about uniformity in State legislations. Due to 
constant endeavour of DMI, all States and UTs except Manipur, Kerala, Andaman & 
Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep and Dadra & Nagar Haveli have enacted legislation. 
The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly has passed the Bill on Market Regulation in its 
State. The DMI is pursuing with remaining States/UTs for enactment of necessary 

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legislation. Out of 7245 wholesale assembling markets in the country, 7062 markets 
have been brought under the ambit of regulation as on 31st March 1998. 
Market Research, Survey and Planning: 
The DMI is presently conducting 20 market surveys for various commodities. The 
NIAM has also taken up the formulation of State Master Plans for the Development 
of agricultural 
produce markets for Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir 
and Sikkim. Further,the Institute has taken up case studies on post-harvest 
management of various commodities.