Consider the following statements regarding Operation Greens: It ...
Explanation:
Statement 1: Operation Greens aims for the integrated development of Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP) value chain.
This statement is correct. Operation Greens is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in 2018. It aims to promote the integrated development of the Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP) value chain. The scheme focuses on creating an end-to-end solution for the supply chain of these perishable commodities. It aims to reduce price volatility in the market and ensure remunerative prices to farmers.
Statement 2: Self-help groups and logistic operators are not eligible for financial assistance under this scheme.
This statement is incorrect. Under Operation Greens, financial assistance is provided to all stakeholders involved in the TOP value chain, including farmers, growers' associations, self-help groups, cooperatives, and logistic operators. The scheme provides support for various activities such as post-harvest infrastructure, cold storage, transportation, packaging, and marketing. Financial assistance is provided in the form of grants-in-aid, which may vary depending on the nature of the project and the implementing agency.
Therefore, only statement 1 is correct, and the correct answer is option 'A' - 1 only.
Key Points:
- Operation Greens aims for the integrated development of the Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP) value chain.
- It is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in 2018.
- The scheme focuses on creating an end-to-end solution for the supply chain of these perishable commodities.
- It aims to reduce price volatility in the market and ensure remunerative prices to farmers.
- Financial assistance is provided to all stakeholders involved in the TOP value chain, including farmers, growers' associations, self-help groups, cooperatives, and logistic operators.
- Financial assistance is provided in the form of grants-in-aid for various activities such as post-harvest infrastructure, cold storage, transportation, packaging, and marketing.
Consider the following statements regarding Operation Greens: It ...
Option (a) is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Operation Greens scheme was announced on the lines of “Operation Flood” to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management. Accordingly, the scheme aims for integrated development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain.
Objectives:
- Enhancing value realisation of TOP farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production clusters and their FPOs, and linking/connecting them with the market.
- Price stabilisation for producers and consumers by proper production planning in the TOP clusters and introduction of dual use varieties.
- Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm gate infrastructure, development of suitable agro- logistics, creation of appropriate storage capacity linking consumption centres.
- Setting up a market intelligence network to collect and collate real time data on demand and supply and price of TOP crops. Statement 2 is incorrect.The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched the scheme. NAFED will be the Nodal Agency to implement price stabilisation measures.
Eligible Organisation would include State Agriculture and other Marketing Federations, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO), cooperatives, companies, Self-help groups, food processors, logistic operators, service providers, supply chain operators, retail and wholesale chains and central and state governments and their entities/organisations will be eligible to participate in the programme and to avail financial assistance.
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