Which of the following statements related to the launch of Platform of Platforms(POP) are correct?
1) The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched the POP under the National Agriculture Market(e-NAM) in Karnataka in October 2022.
2) An equity grant of over Rs. 37 crore was released to 1,018 Farmer Producer Organizations(FPOs) that will benefit about 3.5 lakh farmers.
3) e-NAM integrates the platform of Service Providers as ‘Platform of Platforms’, which includes Composite Service Providers, Logistics Service Provider, Quality Assurance Service Provider, Cleaning, Grading, Sorting and Packaging Service Provider etc.
4) 41 service providers from different platforms are covered under POP, facilitating various value chain services such as trading, quality checks, warehousing, fintech, market information, transportation etc.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) 1, 3 and 4 .
· The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, launched the Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on the sidelines of the State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers' Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
· e-NAM integrates the platform of Service Providers as "Platform of Platforms" which includes:
· Composite Service Providers (Service Providers who provide holistic services for trading of agricultural produce including quality analysis, trading, payment systems and logistics)
· Logistics Service Provider, Quality Assurance Service Provider, Cleaning, Grading, Sorting & Packaging Service Provider, Warehousing Facility Service Provider, Agricultural Input Service Provider, Technology Enabled Finance & Insurance Service Provider
· Information Dissemination Portal (Advisory Services, crop forecasting, weather updates, capacity building for farmers etc.)
· Other platforms (e-commerce, international agri-business platforms, barter, private market platforms etc.).
· The Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) covers 41 service providers from different platforms that facilitate various value chain services. These services include:
· trading, quality checks, warehousing, fintech, market information, and transportation.