Expansion of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

• 10 Oct 2025

Source: PIB 

Why in News? 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has expanded the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by including 9 additional commodities, increasing the total tradable agricultural products on the platform to 247 from 238.  

What is the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)? 

• About: e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal launched in April 2016, fully funded by the Central Government and implemented by Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). 
  • Its beneficiaries are farmers, mandis, traders, buyers, processors and exporters 
• Key Objectives:  
  • Create a Unified Market: Integrate state-level markets for pan-India agricultural trade. 
  • Ensure Transparency: Enable better price discovery via transparent auctions and wider buyer access. 
  • Improve Efficiency: Streamline and standardize marketing procedures across markets. 
  • Assure Quality: Implement quality assaying so prices reflect produce quality. 
  • Benefit Consumers: Support stable prices and availability of quality produce. 
• Features: Pan-India Network, Quality assurance & assaying, Streamlined licensing & market fees, Direct online payments, Improved market access & information, and Logistics & Integration.   
• Monitoring: It follows a coordinated approach with SFAC at the national level and respective state departments with supporting agencies at the state level. 
• Pre-requisites for e-NAM: States must implement three reforms in their APMC Act to integrate mandis with e-NAM: 
  • Permit e-auction/electronic trading. 
  • Issue a single trading license valid across the State/UT. 
  • Apply a single-point levy of market fee. 
• Tradable Parameters for Goods: The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) is tasked with setting tradable parameters for commodities on e-NAM, which establish standardized grades or ranges, link prices to quality, and help farmers secure better value for their produce. 
• eNAM Achievements: A total of 1,389 Mandis from 23 States and 4 UTs have been integrated into the e-NAM platform, with over 1.77 crore farmers and 2.53 lakh traders registered as of February 2024. 
• Significance: Enhanced price realization for farmers, Reduction in post-harvest losses, Formalization of agricultural trade, Stable prices and supply for consumers.  

Other Digital Marketing Initiatives in Agriculture 

• Krishi UDAN 2.0 
• Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) 
• India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) 
• ITC's e-Choupal 
• Agri Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) 
• Agri-Stack 
• National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) 
• AGMARKNET 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

1. What is the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)? 
e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading platform launched in 2016 to integrate mandis, enable transparent auctions, and improve price discovery for farmers. 

2. How many commodities are tradable on e-NAM after the latest expansion? 
247 agricultural commodities are now tradable on e-NAM after the inclusion of 9 new commodities. 

3. Which other digital initiatives complement e-NAM in India? 
Initiatives include Krishi UDAN 2.0, FPO formation and promotion, ITC e-Choupal, Agri-Stack, and Agri Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF). 

UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Question (PYQ)  

Prelims 

Q. In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture? (2020)

1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of all crops  
2. Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies  
3. Social Capital development  
4. Free electricity supply to farmers  
5. Waiver of agricultural loans by the banking system  
6. Setting up of cold storage facilities by the governments  

Select the correct answer using the code given below:  

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only  

(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only  

(c) 2, 3 and 6 only  

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6  

Ans: (c)

Q. In the context of India’s preparation for Climate -Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements: (2021)

1. The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme.  
2. The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.  
3. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.  

Which of the statements given above are correct? 

(a) 1 and 2 only  

(b) 2 and 3 only  

(c) 1 and 3 only  

(d) 1, 2 and 3  

Ans: (d)