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Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. These programmes
sought to empower the SMFs through better access to the
knowledge, skills and services in agriculture and allied activities
(http:// www.dacnet.nic.in). The ongoing scheme of “Agri-
Clinics” 59 intends to advise farmers on cropping practices,
marketing their products, technology dissemination, crop
protection from pests and diseases, market trends and prices of
various crops in the markets. Agri-clinics is expected to augment
the existing agricultural extension network, which continues to be
the only farm support facility in most areas in India.
Establishment of a “Network of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business
Centres” is a new dimension in agricultural extension services to
farmers.
13.10 The Government initiative of AGMARKNET 60
Programme during the Ninth Plan with the roadmap to network
7000 Agricultural Produce Wholesale Markets and 32000 rural
markets is a step towards “market-led extension” in India and is
expected to have impact on the supply-chain of pre-harvest and
post-harvest segments of agricultural operations. This has
Jagatsinghpur; Districts covered in Andhra Pradesh are : Medak. Mehboobnagar, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad;
and Districts covered in Uttar Pradesh are Chitrakoot, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Tehri Garwal, Unnao, Rai Bareli,
Sidharthnagar and Bagpat.
59 a one-stop shop for all services for the agro industry and also see (www.agricoop.nic.in)
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