QUESTION 13
GS3
15 marks
What are the main bottlenecks in upstream and downstream process of marketing of agricultural products in India?
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Identify the bottlenecks in upstream (farm to market) and downstream (market to consumer) agricultural marketing in India.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Upstream: small surplus, weak storage, distress sales, poor roads, limited APMC access, information gaps≈65 words
- 2Downstream: many intermediaries, poor cold chain, high wastage, weak grading and branding, price volatility≈65 words
- 3Solutions: e-NAM, FPOs, warehouse receipts, cold chains, contract farming≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Market chainUpstream bottlenecksDownstream bottlenecksSolutionsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not separating upstream and downstream
- No mention of FPOs or e-NAM
Draw this
- Supply chain with bottleneck markers
Value addition
- DataIndia has about 7,000 regulated mandis; the Swaminathan Commission suggested a market within 5 km of farmers.Ministry of Agriculture
- Schemee-NAM links over 1,400 mandis electronically.Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 29 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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