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UPSC 2017: What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the 'National Agriculture Market' scheme? 1. It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities. 2. It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices commensurate with the quality of their produce. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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The National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is designed as a pan-India electronic trading portal linking APMC mandis, so Statement 1 is correct. By integrating markets it lets farmers access buyers nationwide and obtain prices reflecting produce quality, making Statement 2 correct as well; consequently both statements are correct (option c). ([sprintupsc.com](https://sprintupsc.com/PreviousYearsWeb/upsc-prelims-2017-answer-key.html?utm_source=openai))
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