ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is not the process of Agricultural Marketing.
A
Arranging credit
B
Packaging the produce according to buyers’ preference
C
Storing the produce for future sale
D
Selling the produce when the price is lucrative
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Use of chemical fertilisers is not related to agricultural marketing. Agricultural marketing is inferred to cover the services involved in moving an agricultural product from the farm to the consumer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Agricultural marketing is a process that involves the assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agricultural Marketing – Top 7 Types: Primary Market, Secondary Market, Terminal Market, Fairs, Regulated Markets, Co-Operative Markets and State Trading.

Detailed explanation-4: -An alternate way for agriculture marketing that has emerged are channels where farmers can directly sell their produce to consumers. These channels are Apni Mandi (Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan), Hadaspar Mandi (Pune), Rythu Bazars (vegetable and fruit markets in Andhra Pradesh) and Uzhavar Sandies (Tamil Nadu).

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