India’s National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) has expanded its coverage by adding 9 new agricultural commodities, raising the total number of tradable items to 247. The move, announced on October 8, 2025, by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, aims to boost transparent, quality-linked, and technology-driven agri-trade across Indi

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•  e-NAM launched in 2016 to create a unified national digital market for farm produce.
•  Latest expansion adds 9 new commodities, total now 247.
•  Newly added: Green Tea, Tea, Aswagandha Dry Roots, Mustard Oil, Lavender Oil, Mentha Oil, Virgin Olive Oil, Lavender Dried Flower, Broken Rice.
•  Initiative strengthens digital agri-trade and enhances farmer market access.
•  Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare announced expansion on Oct 8 2025.
•  Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) set standardized quality parameters.
•  Parameters ensure fair, quality-based pricing across e-NAM platform.
•  Process involved consultations with states, traders, and experts under SFAC oversight.
•  Approved by Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
•  Aim: boost transparency, reduce intermediaries, improve farmer income.