Constraints in the Diffusion of E-NAM and the Policy Measures
Baljit Kaur *
Department of Agricultural Economics, CCSHAU, Hisar, India.
K. K. Kundu
Department of Agricultural Economics, CCSHAU, Hisar, India.
Nitin Sharma
Department of Agricultural Economics, CCSHAU, Hisar, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study's major goal is to look at how prices and market arrivals have changed before and after the installation of e-NAM, as well as the challenges that stakeholders experience in adopting this technology. Based on the facilities gained from the designated APMCs linked with e-NAM through personal interviews, data from randomly selected farmers and dealers, cum commission agents, and committee officials was collected. Several users were interviewed in order to achieve this goal relating to various challenges faced by e-NAM stakeholders while participating in the process of selling and buying through the e-NAM site. Farmers in the selected APMCs faced significant challenges due to the complicated and time-consuming method of trading in the e-NAM system, a lack of knowledge about e-trading (farmers frequently do not understand the meaning displayed in the machine), and frequent visits to the bank for payment realisation.
Keywords: Adoption, payment realization, APMCs, commission agents, online transactions