In order to gain the confidence and establish a rational relationship between the quality of a produce and its price, it is necessary to devote some attention to the proper preparation, sitting and sorting of a material. This is achieved by grading the produce in conformity with certain accepted quality standards via shape, size, form, weight and other physical and technical characteristics.
The produce brought to the market is very often contaminated with dust, stones and other foreign matter added either deliberately or by accident. Such a produce brings a lower price to the farmers. Care should be exercised while assembling the produce of different farms so that the good material is not mixed the inferior material brought in by some farmers.
The Government of India had recognized the need to introduce the standardization of agricultural produce. The act empowers the central government to prescribe grade standards indicating the quality of articles included in the schedule and specify grade designation marks to represent particular grades or qualities. The act provides for the grading and marketing of agricultural produce.
The grade standards prescribed under this act are based on both physical and chemical characteristics and are formulated after analyzing representative samples of each commodity collected from different regions and different seasons. Besides the international standards and special requirements of overseas consumers are also taken into account while formulating these standards for the commodities which are exported.
The grade standards are reviewed and amended from time to time in the light of the shift of the pattern of production and trade and changes in the consumers’ preferences. The grades are designated as the “AGMARK” grades.
The produce brought to the market is very often contaminated with dust, stones and other foreign matter added either deliberately or by accident. Such a produce brings a lower price to the farmers. Care should be exercised while assembling the produce of different farms so that the good material is not mixed the inferior material brought in by some farmers.
The Government of India had recognized the need to introduce the standardization of agricultural produce. The act empowers the central government to prescribe grade standards indicating the quality of articles included in the schedule and specify grade designation marks to represent particular grades or qualities. The act provides for the grading and marketing of agricultural produce.
The grade standards prescribed under this act are based on both physical and chemical characteristics and are formulated after analyzing representative samples of each commodity collected from different regions and different seasons. Besides the international standards and special requirements of overseas consumers are also taken into account while formulating these standards for the commodities which are exported.
The grade standards are reviewed and amended from time to time in the light of the shift of the pattern of production and trade and changes in the consumers’ preferences. The grades are designated as the “AGMARK” grades.