Post Harvest Profile of Groundnut

P R E F A C E

The Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Agricultural Marketing Reforms suggested several measures for strengthening agricultural marketing system in the country in their report submitted in May, 2002, for benefiting the farming community to enhance the share of farmers in the ultimate price of their produce as well as for various market functionaries to ripe the fruits from the new global market opportunities and to foster true competition among the market players. This profile has been prepared with a view to enable the farming community to scientifically manage the post-harvest operations in respect of Groundnut and to widening market awareness of the various stake holders involved in marketing process. The profile covers all aspects of the marketing, such as post-harvest management, marketing practices, quality standards, grading, packaging, transportation, storage, SPS requirements, etc.

Commodity profile has been drafted by Shri K.T. RAJURKAR, Marketing Officer and subsequently redrafted and revised by Shri BHAVESH KUMAR JOSHI, Marketing Officer, under the supervision and guidance of Shri B.D. SHERKAR, Dy. Agricultural Marketing Adviser. The whole exercise for drafting this profile was done under the overall guidance of Shri H.P. SINGH, Jt. Agricultural Marketing Adviser, Branch Head Office, Nagpur.

The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection acknowledges the assistance and co-operation extended by various institutions / organizations in supplying the relevant data/information required for compilation of profile.

The Government of India should not be regarded as assuming responsibility for any of the statements contained in this profile.

Faridabad.

Dated :05-10-2005                                                                                              

(P.K.Agarwal)
Agricultural Marketing Adviser
to the Government of India

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