Agricultural marketing
FUCTIONS: The main functions of the Food Corporation of India are
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II-Year-II-Sem Agri-Marketing ANGRAU 20.04.2020
FUCTIONS:
The main functions of the Food Corporation of India are: a) To produce a sizable portion of the marketable surplus of foodgrains and other agricultural commodities at incentive prices from the farmers on behalf the central and state governments b) To make timely releases of the stocks to public distribution system(Fair price shops and controlled item shops)so that consumer prices may not raise unduly and unnecessarily c) To minimise seasonal price fluctuations and inter regional price variation in agricultural commodities by establishing a purchasing and distribution network and d) To build up a sizable buffer stock of food grains to meet the situation that may arise as result of short falls in internal procurement and imports Lecture No 9: Quality control-Agricultural products-AGMARK-CODEX -need of CODEX certification- Relevance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUALITY CONTROL To ensure the confidence of consumers, it is essential that grading is done in accordance with the standards that have been set. For this purpose, the inspection of the goods at regular intervals by a third party is essential. Inspection involves the testing of graded goods with a view to determining whether they conform to the prescribed standards. It ensures quality control. For the purposes of inspection, samples of product are drawn at various stages- from the manufacturer, the market middleman or the consumer at his door steps- and are tested in the laboratory. These inspections are carried out by inspectors appointed by the government, and not by a producer or a buyer. Regular inspection creates confidence among the buyers. Producers, too, know that there is someone who checks the standards of the produce graded by them. This avoids the temptation of adopting such malpractices in the grading as mixing of the inferior grade produce, etc. after laboratory tests, if the produce is below standards, the licence of the grader is cancelled and legal action is initiated aga inst him. There were 566 approved grading and/or testing laboratories in the country at end of March, 1984. Their number increased to 633 in 1990-91 and further to700 in 1991-92. Presently, there are111 state-owned grading laboratories, 549 laboratories of the licensees (private packers), nine laboratories in co-operative sector and 49 private and commercial laboratories with a total of 718 approved grading and/or testing laboratories in the country which are engaged in the analysis in the analysis and determination of AGMARK grades. Download 402.85 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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