NERAMAC

admin September 21, 2020 Daily Current Affairs

North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) supplies good quality seeds, planting materials, machinery and equipment to State Governments to increase the income of farmers.
NERAMAC conducts skill development training programme for exporters (startups) small and local entrepreneurs.
NERAMAC also provides platforms to small and local entrepreneurs to market their products through various events and exhibitions etc.
It was established on 1982.
NERAMAC supports farmers/ producers of North East in getting remunerative prices for their produce and to enhance the agricultural procurement, processing and marketing infrastructure of the North East Region.
Activities of NERAMAC create direct and indirect employment in NER.
NERAMAC works on Hub and Spoke Model to establish the supply chain in the region and its marketing strategies inter-alia
- focuses on Bulk marketing of Spices and Cashew through Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)
- for domestic consumption as well as for international markets;
- Retail sales of processed and packed products through various outlets;
- identifying and registering GI products for retailing as unique products; and
- Development and promotion of NER products through brands like Organic North East (ONE) and NE Fresh.
For infrastructure development, NERAMAC is working on post-harvest facilities such as storage, warehouse and sorting-grading-packing unit.