- Scope:
- Focuses on strengthening TOP production clusters and their FPOs.
- Links them with the market.
- Reduces post-harvest losses by creating farm gate infrastructure.
- Develops suitable agro-logistics.
- Creates appropriate storage capacity linking consumption centers.
- Increases food processing capacities and value addition.
- Sets up market intelligence network for demand/supply/price data.
- Short-term Measures: NAFED implements price stabilization (50% subsidy on transport/storage).
- Long-term Measures: Capacity building of FPOs, quality production, post-harvest processing, agri-logistics, marketing.
- Expanded to include 22 more perishable products.