It is a matter of great pride that our initiative with the Government of Karnataka – ‘Unified Agriculture Market’ has won the Common Wealth Association of Public Administration International Innovation Awards – CAPAM 2018 in the ‘innovation in public services management’ category at Guyana on October 24, 2018.
In the recently announced Karnataka State Budget 2018, the Hon. CM Shri Siddaramaiah acknowledged the Unified Market Platform (UMP) as one of the key drivers for the State’s sustainable growth.
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The Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) held it’s 10th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit, 2017 on the 5th and 6th September at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.
The summit’s theme ‘From Agriculture To Agribusiness’ provided a platform to key influencers from the Government, Industry Experts like NCDEX e Markets Ltd. (NeML), Farmers Leaders and others to discuss emerging opportunities for a global momentum towards making agriculture high-tech, market linked and value added for enhancing farmers’ income and benefit all stakeholders across the food value chain.
The event was graced by Shri Suresh Prabhu – Hon. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Parshottam Rupala – Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare & Panchayati Raj, Prof. MS Swaminathan – popularly known as the Father of India’s Green Revolution, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn – President, World Food Prize Foundation and Dr. MJ Khan – Chairman, ICFA.
The NCDEX Krishi Pragati Awards, 2017 held on 7th September at the Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi, was the first of its kind awards ceremony to recognise and felicitate outstanding agri value chain service providers for their invaluable support to the NCDEX Group to make agri markets transparent, simpler and safer.
With ‘One Nation, One Tax’ becoming a reality in the form of GST, India has now taken a firm step towards realising its goal of becoming ‘One Nation, One Market’ for Agricultural Commodities. However, Agricultural Marketing being a State subject, special attention needs to be given by the States to be part of this grand vision. A good example is the market reforms undertaken in the State of Karnataka through the Unified Market Platform (UMP) – an Online e-Trading Platform for Agricultural Produce. Continue reading “UMP: The Next Game Changer After GST?”
