Structure of Presentation
     •   Background 
     •   Aim of the Study
     •   Agricultural Marketing Chain
     •   Institutional Framework
     •   Legal and Regulatory Framework
     •   Policy Framework
     •   Competition Distortions in the Marketing Chain
     •   Constraints Identified
     •   Survey Objective 
     •   Sampling Note
     •   Pilot Survey 
     •   Challenges and Issues to Ponder
                                 Background 
     •   Agriculture is one of the major driving forces of economic 
         growth
     •   Market-mediated linkages of agricultural sector
     •   In India, the agricultural sector is the most diverse sector 
         and supports majority of its population for livelihood.
                                 Aim of the Study
        To promote effective implementation of National Competition Policy by advocating for legislative changes identified in the select sector
     Scope of the Study:
     Review of existing Laws/ Acts.
     Identification of the competition distortion issues 
     Suggest new reforms to make the agricultural marketing 
        sector competitive.
           Agricultural Marketing Chain
                         Source: Author’s Compilation
                       Institutional Framework
     1.  Institutions  regulate market conduct, structure, 
         performance (efficiency):
     Regulation of primary agricultural produce markets
     Legal and regulatory provisions relating to storage, 
        transportation, packaging, processing, buying/selling, 
        quality specifications, e.g. DMI, SAMBs, APMCs etc