Question

Identify the incorrect statement from the following:

[0.80 marks]

• A. After the Green Revolution, credit facilities helped farmers to avail a variety of loans for meeting their production needs.
• B. Agricultural markets are still dominated by the private traders like moneylenders, rural political leaders, and big merchants.
• C. The concept of farmers market has been started to give a boost to the big farmers by providing direct access to the consumers and eliminating the middlemen.
• D. The period of 1991-2003 is known as the Golden Revolution.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The concept of farmers market has been started to give a boost to the big farmers by providing direct access to the consumers and eliminating the middlemen.

The concept of farmers market has been started to give a boost to the small farmers by providing direct access to the consumers and eliminating the middlemen. Some examples of these channels are: (a) Apni Mandi in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan; (b) Hadapsar Mandi in Pune; (c) Rythu Bazars in Andhra Pradesh; and (d) Uzhavar Sandies (farmers market in Tamil Nadu).