Agri Marketing (Agriculture).
Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Economic & Social Development; Mains GS3
Agricultural marketing for UPSC: APMC mandis and their problems, model Acts, e-NAM, FPOs, warehouse receipts, the 2020 farm laws and the way…
On 14 October 2026 the Centre set up a committee under Prof. Ramesh Chand, former NITI Aayog Member, on issues raised by sugarcane farmers. It will examine returns to cane growers, the ex-mill Minimum Selling Price of sugar, how sugar recovery is tested, weighment at mills, and deductions on mechanically harvested cane.
UPSC angle: Prelims: chair, terms of reference, ex-mill MSP of sugar. · Mains GS-III: cane pricing, sugar sector economics, farm incomes.
14 Oct 2026
The Textiles Ministry, through the Cotton Corporation of India, held a reform showcase in Hyderabad on 6 October 2026 under Reform Utsav 2026. It covered the Kapas Kisan digital platform for registration, slot booking and Aadhaar-enabled payments, traceability and the Kasturi Cotton Bharat brand, and the High-Density Planting System to lift yields.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CCI, Kasturi. · Mains GS-III: MSP procurement, textiles.
4 Oct 2026
On 18 September 2026 the Government relaxed the stock limit for bulk sugar consumers from 15 to 30 days, on the condition that the extra stock comes only from sugar imported under the Advance Authorisation Scheme and Tariff Rate Quota. Retail prices have fallen about 10% from their August peak, but ex-mill prices have fallen nearly 25%.
UPSC angle: Prelims: what a Tariff Rate Quota is. · Mains: Are stock limits an effective anti-inflation tool?
18 Sep 2026
The Cooperation Ministry launched NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in in New Delhi on 23 June 2026. Payments for produce are to reach farmers' bank accounts within 48 hours. NAFED serves more than 74 lakh farmers. Over the next two years, NCCF and NAFED are to buy pulses directly from farmers. A scholarship from 1% of NAFED profits was also announced.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NAFED, NCCF roles.
23 Jun 2026
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region launched Mission on Arunachal Kiwi (about ₹167 crore) and Mission Coffees of Nagaland (₹175 crore). Kiwi work spans six post-harvest hubs and targets 2,000 MT cold-chain capacity; coffee pilots Coffea arabica at Tuophema (Kohima) and Coffea canephora at Ghotovi (Niuland). Both push Brand North East specialty produce.
UPSC angle: Prelims: crops of NE States.
20 May 2026
Online trading across mandis should help farmers find better prices.
UPSC angle: Prelims: e-NAM.
13 Apr 2026