e-NAM(National Agriculture Market)

INTRODUCTION 

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks 
the existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee(APMC) mandis to create a unified 
national market for agricultural commodities

Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, 2016, e-NAM is completely funded 
by the Central Government and is implemented by Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium 
(SFAC), under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

OBJECTIVES

• To integrate markets first at the level of the States and eventually across the country through 
a common online market platform, to facilitate pan-India trade in agricultural commodities. 
• To streamline marketing/transaction procedures and make them uniform across all markets 
to promote efficient functioning of the markets. 
• To promote better marketing opportunities for farmers/sellers through online access to 
more buyers/markets, removal of information asymmetry between farmer and trader, better 
and real-time price discovery based on actual demand and supply of agri- commodities, 
transparency in auction process, prices commensurate with quality of produce, online 
payment etc. that contribute to marketing efficiency. 
• To establish quality assaying systems for quality assurance to promote informed bidding 
by buyers. 
• To promote stable prices and availability of quality produce to consumers

Key Features

• 🧑🌾 Better market access for farmers
• 💰 Competitive price discovery through online auctions
• 📱 Online trading and bidding
• 🔍 Transparent agricultural produce transactions
• 🚚 Inter-state and intra-state trade
• 🧪 Quality-based price discovery through assaying
• 🏪 Integration of participating APMC mandis
• 💳 Support for online payments and digital transactions

BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME

e-NAM is designed and implemented to benefit all the stakeholders – farmers, mandis, traders, 
buyers, FPOs, processers and the exporters. The benefits to stakeholders include: 
• Transparent online trading with enhanced accessibility to the market. 
• Real time price discovery for better & stable price realization for producers. 
• Reduced transaction cost for buyers. 
• Availability of information on e-NAM mobile app about commodity prices.The details of 
price of commodity sold along with quantity are received through SMS. 
• Quality certification. 
• More efficient supply chain& warehouse based sales. 
• Online payment directly to the bank accounts of the farmers.

Outcome of the Scheme 

• Single license for trading across all markets in a State. 
• Single point of market fee. 
• Electronic auction for transparent price discovery. 
• Easier norms for obtaining trading licenses. 
• Abolition of fragmented markets. 
• Seamless transfer of agricultural commodities. 
• Improved supply-chain and reduced wastage. 
• Increased price share for the farmers. 
• Wholesale based sales. 
• Quality based informed training

ACHIEVEMENTS

Major Achievements of e-NAM

• 🏪 1,400+ APMCs/mandis have been integrated with the e-NAM platform.
• 🧑🌾 More than 1.8 crore farmers have been registered on e-NAM.
• 🤝 Thousands of traders and FPOs are connected to the digital agricultural marketplace.
• 💰 Transparent price discovery through online competitive bidding.
• 📱 Farmers can access market prices and trading information digitally.
• 🧪 Quality assaying helps in determining prices based on the quality of agricultural produce.
• 🌐 Promotes inter-state and intra-state agricultural trade.
• 💳 Encourages digital payments, reducing dependence on cash transactions.
• 🚜 Helps farmers and FPOs obtain wider market access beyond their local mandi.
• 🇮🇳 Supports the vision of “One Nation, One Agricultural Market.”