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P R E F A C E
Wheat is second largest cereal in India after rice. Due to adoption of modern production technology, the production of wheat was accelerated from 6087 thousand M.T. in the year 1948-49 to 74251 thousand M.T. in the year 2000. As a result, huge marketed surplus was generated in the country, which manifested in multifarious marketing problems. The Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Agricultural Marketing Reforms visualized the constraints confronted by the farmers in marketing of wheat. Accordingly, the task force strongly recommended for preparation of "Post Harvest Profiles" of major agricultural commodities including wheat. In order to launch awareness programmes on massive scale to educate the farmers and other market functionaries.
This Profile of Wheat contains various aspects of post harvest management, marketing functions and services, marketing channels, costs and margins, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary requirements, alternative system of marketing and other related information.
This has been prepared by Shri N.SREERAMULU, Marketing Officer, Shri P.J.CHIMALWAR, Asstt. Agricultural Marketing Adviser and DR.V.K.VERMA, Dy. Agricultural Marketing Adviser under the supervision of Shri H.P.SINGH, Jt. Agricultural Marketing Adviser with the overall guidance of DR.G.R.BHATIA, Additional Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
The technical assistance and cooperation extended by various Government and Semi Govt. Organizations, Research Centres under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Trade Associations and the Regional and Sub-Offices of DMI is thankfully acknowledged.
The Government of India should not be regarded as assuming responsibility for any of the statements contained in this profile.
Faridabad. Dated :22-05-2005
Dated :22-05-2005
Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India
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