This is in stark contrast to what was promised to small farmers, who currently have a limited choice of selling their produce. This means the platform failed to connect farmers and traders to sell bulk commodities like wheat or chana (chickpeas) following the winter harvest. So far, 32 mandis in eight states have been integrated with the e-NAM platform but all the 3,639 traders registered in the platform belong to their respective mandis. She further said that SFAC is now putting in place a quality testing mechanism and the logistics to get farm produce transported from the farmer to the buyer. While the prime minister contends that farmers already have a national market at their disposal, ground realities show e-NAM is still in a pilot phase, far behind what was promised.

Source: Mint August 28, 2016 18:33 UTC