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Spot
and future market
price dissemination |
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| Daily
movement
of postal
mail is
utilized
to send
across
daily
end-of-day
spot and
futures
market
Agri commodities
price
information,
for the
crops
grown
in that
particular
region.
This price
information
is updated
on the
Blackboard
on daily
basis
by the
Branch
Post Master.
The Blackboard
is kept
at a centrally
located
place
so that
it can
maximize
its reach. |
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| GSK
along
with NABARD
and local
agricultural
Universities
conducts
various
farmer
training
and awareness
programs.
These
programs
bring
agri experts
to resolve
and discuss
specific
agri related
pre and
post harvest
problems/
difficulties
of farmers.
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Query
redressal services
through Agricultural
University experts |
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| Query
redressal
is a service,
which
helps
farmers
post their
question
on their
day to
day agricultural
issues.
A farmer
routes
his query
from his
village
through
the postal
network
to the
GSK hub
where
it is
fed by
the coordinator
and answers
received
online.
The reverse
leg again
rides
on the
postal
network,
whereby
the coordinator
sends
the printouts
of answers
in the
postal
bag to
the BOs.
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Quality
warehousing
system coupled
with the warehouse
receipt financing
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| A farmer can stock his produce at National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) warehouse and get a receipt through which he can avail upto 70% of loan of the prevalent stored commodity rate. NBHC helps facilitate this loan for the farmer and a loan could be availed within 7 days of storage. NBHC has scientific fumigation and management techniques, which help farmers, produce to stock upto six months without any damage. |
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| GSK
provide
its registered
members
with high
quality
agri inputs
by linking
directly
to the
companies
at their
doorsteps.
This helps
save him
save cost
and time.
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| Weather
insurance
is provided
by WRIMS,
Kanpur
based
company
offering
customized
crop specific
products.
Weather
insurance
helps
farmers
against
potential
losses
arising
out of
extreme
temperatures,
Rainfall,
frost,
disease
and other
natural
calamities.
Based
on the
minimum
sum assured
a premium
is designed
for specific
crops.
The premium
is calculated
based
on the
rainfall
data for
last 20-30
years,
nearest
weather
station
and the
temperature
data.
The above
parameters
are closely
monitored
for the
insured
time period
and at
the end
of this
period,
claims
if any
are calculated
and disbursed.
During
the insurance
period
free SMS
service
(for the
first
season),
predicting
weather
information
for that
particular
region
is sent.
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SMS Based Crop advisory services help farmers with information in vernacular language on:
- Local crop disease updates and pest management
- Local spot mandi rates for agri commodities grown in the region
- Local weather updates and forecast
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