The correct answer is: d) All of the above.
The Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Marketing Board (APAMB) is a statutory body established by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh in 1987. The APAMB is responsible for regulating agricultural markets, providing price information to farmers, and facilitating direct procurement.
The APAMB regulates agricultural markets by setting up and maintaining markets, ensuring that markets are fair and competitive, and preventing unfair trade practices. The APAMB also provides price information to farmers by collecting and disseminating information on market prices, crop yields, and other factors that affect agricultural prices. The APAMB also facilitates direct procurement by providing farmers with a platform to sell their produce directly to buyers, without having to go through middlemen.
The APAMB plays an important role in the agricultural sector of Arunachal Pradesh. The APAMB’s activities help to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their produce, that markets are fair and competitive, and that farmers have access to a platform to sell their produce directly to buyers.
Here is a brief explanation of each option:
- Option a: Regulating agricultural markets. The APAMB regulates agricultural markets by setting up and maintaining markets, ensuring that markets are fair and competitive, and preventing unfair trade practices.
- Option b: Providing price information to farmers. The APAMB provides price information to farmers by collecting and disseminating information on market prices, crop yields, and other factors that affect agricultural prices.
- Option c: Facilitating direct procurement. The APAMB facilitates direct procurement by providing farmers with a platform to sell their produce directly to buyers, without having to go through middlemen.