e-NAM PLATFORM
Why in News?
- e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) is a digital platform launched by the Indian government to unify agricultural markets across states, enabling transparent online trading for farmers.
About Platform
- Objectives: Creates a pan-India online marketplace linking APMC mandis, private markets, and buyers for real-time auctions, quality-based pricing, and nationwide trade.
- Features: Online payments to bank accounts, mobile app for price discovery (AGMARKNET integration), multilingual support, toll-free helpline, and farmgate participation.
- Benefits:
- Farmers gain wider buyer access, fair prices via quality assaying, and SMS transaction details.
- Traders benefit from reduced logistics via planned e-NAM 2.0 upgrades (announced earlier).​
- Markets see automated reporting, better fee collection, and manipulation-free auctions.​
Key Updates
- Platform reached 1.79 crore registered farmers (including smallholders) and integrated 1,522 mandis as of January 31, 2026, boosting digital access, e-payments, and market transparency.​
- In October 2025, 9 new commodities were added (totaling 247), developed by Directorate of Marketing and Inspection after stakeholder consultations, enhancing farmer bargaining power and reducing middlemen reliance.
