Which of the following statements about the second and third government measures for agricultural marketing are correct?
(A) Physical infrastructure includes roads, railways, warehouses, godowns, cold storages and processing units.
(B) The current physical infrastructure is adequate to meet the growing demand.
(C) Cooperative marketing aims at realising fair prices for farmers’ products.
(D) Lack of an appropriate link between marketing and processing cooperatives is one reason for the setback to cooperatives.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) Physical infrastructure includes roads, railways, warehouses, godowns, cold storages and processing units. — Correct. These are the physical infrastructure facilities named.
(B) The current physical infrastructure is adequate to meet the growing demand. — Incorrect. It is quite inadequate and needs to be improved.
(C) Cooperative marketing aims at realising fair prices for farmers’ products. — Correct. Its aim is fair prices for farmers.
(D) Lack of an appropriate link between marketing and processing cooperatives is one reason for the setback to cooperatives. — Correct. This is one of the reasons for the setback.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.4 Agricultural Market System … Second component is provision of physical infrastructure facilities like roads, railways, warehouses, godowns, cold storages and processing units. The current infrastructure facilities are quite inadequate to meet the growing demand and need to be improved. Cooperative marketing, in realising fair prices for farmers’ products, is the third aspect of government initiative. The success of milk cooperatives in transforming the social and economic landscape of Gujarat and some other parts of the country is testimony to the role of cooperatives. However cooperatives have received a setback during the recent past due to inadequate coverage of farmer members, lack of appropriate link between marketing and processing cooperatives and inefficient financial management. …” |