A brief summary on new initiatives by Central Govt: GrainBank (Storage at farm-gate and Digitising each Grain bags): “New India- Agri-Tech India”

More than two third farmers in India are small and marginal, and good news is the government is very clear in its decision making process to bring them into a mainstream to feed the nation. Now small and marginal farmers keep their grain in a nearby GrainBank and directly sell to end buyers across the country through the mobile app (linked to CCRL/NeRL for eNWR), or visiting nearby GrainBank and access their account through Kiosks or calling customer care in local language and get payment directly credited into their bank account, but a model like GrainBank “A Must” exist at farm-gate to Digitise it produce and take care of the transaction settlement; quality, quantity, payment and logistics all at farm-gate level.

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