Question

Which of the following is not a function of agricultural marketing?
(I) Collection of surpluses from the individual farmers
(ii) Transportation to nearest assembling centre
(iii) Grading and standardization
(iv) Public Distribution system.​

Answer 1

Answer:

public Distribution system is your answer

Answer 2

(iii) Grading and standardization are not a function of agricultural marketing.

• The grading and standardization of agricultural products is been done at the AGMARK head office at Haryana and have been legally enforced.
• The grades to be given to agricultural commodities are prepared by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
• Sorting the agricultural produce into different lots according to their various quality specifications is known as grading and standardization.